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CFA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, February 25, 2024
1. CFA Marker
Inscription.
Corning Free Academy has
been a Corning Landmark
since 1923. A high school,
then a jr. high, it became
a middle school in 1976.

 
Erected by Alumni & Friends K. Freeman BSA.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
 
Location. 42° 8.373′ N, 77° 3.391′ W. Marker is in Corning, New York, in Steuben County. It is at the intersection of West 3rd Street and Pine Street, on the right when traveling west on West 3rd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 West 3rd Street, Corning NY 14830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 walking distance of this marker: Corning Free Academy (a few steps from this marker); Canfield Park (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Amo Houghton Home (about 600 feet away); Courthouse Park (about 800 feet away); War Memorial Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); Frederick Carder Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Rockwell Museum (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corning.
 
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CFA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, February 25, 2024
2. CFA Marker
CFA Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, February 25, 2024
3. CFA Marker
Additional Marker On The Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, February 25, 2024
4. Additional Marker On The Building
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 14, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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