Clifton Springs in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Clifton Springs Library

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 2, 2025

1. The Clifton Springs Library Marker

Inscription. The Auburn and Rochester Railroad began operating through this area in 1841 as part of the first Albany to Buffalo rail system and was later consolidated into the mighty New York Central System as the Auburn Branch. This passenger station, the second on this site, was completed circa 1885.

The library was first established by Dr. & Mrs. Henry Foster, founder of the Clifton Springs Sanitarium, and Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Peirce in 1877 in one room of the Y.M.C.A. building on Crane Street. This Peirce Free Library Association was officially incorporated on August 7, 1895. After moving to the Village Hall on Main Street, its third charter changed its name to The Clifton Springs Library in 1968.

In December 1990, the library was given this restored station and its added wings and land. This present library was officially opened and dedicated to serve the people of Clifton Springs and surrounding area on April 27, 1991. This project was made possible by donations from Mr. & Mrs. I. A. Morris, The Village of Clifton Springs, local and area organizations and businesses and many private citizens.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.

Location. 42° 57.799′ N, 77° 8.224′

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W. Marker is in Clifton Springs, New York, in Ontario County. It is on Railroad Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 Railroad Avenue, Clifton Springs NY 14432, 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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peirce Pavillion 2 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ginkgo Grove (about 700 feet away); Dr. Henry Foster (about 700 feet away); Clifton Springs Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stephen A Douglas (approx. 1.9 miles away); Former Railbed (approx. 2.3 miles away); Orleans (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Orleans (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clifton Springs.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 2, 2025

2. The Clifton Springs Library Marker

The Clifton Springs Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 2, 2025

3. The Clifton Springs Library

Looking West Down Railroad Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 2, 2025

4. Looking West Down Railroad Avenue

Looking East Down Railroad Avenue Toward Peirce Pavilion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 2, 2025

5. Looking East Down Railroad Avenue Toward Peirce Pavilion

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 2, 2025

6. The Clifton Springs Library

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 5, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.