Albion in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Henry A. Spencer
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 25, 2025
1. Henry A. Spencer Marker
Albion resident ca. 1870. Early African American student at U. of Rochester 1881-1885. Later NYS Assembly Clerk and Douglass League President.
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 966.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
Location. 43° 14.601′ N, 78° 11.428′ W. Marker is in Albion, New York, in Orleans County. It is at the intersection of Chamberlain Street and Temperance Street, on the right when traveling east on Chamberlain Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 Chamberlain Street, Albion NY 14411, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sheret Family (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Cunneen 1848-1907 (approx. 0.2 miles away); George M. Pullman 1831-97 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Journalist, Terry Anderson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Judge White Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pullman Memorial Universalist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The First Free Methodist (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Sacred Memory (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albion.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 25, 2025
2. Henry A. Spencer Marker
View is looking west.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
