Deposit in Delaware County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Paul Deveraux

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, September 6, 2024

1. Paul Deveraux Marker

Inscription. Memorial Home - 1897
NY Herald Tribune
Fresh - Air Children 1909

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Environment • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 42° 3.607′ N, 75° 25.061′ W. Marker is in Deposit, New York, in Delaware County. It is on Laurel Bank Avenue south of Oak Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24 Laurel Bank Avenue, Deposit NY 13754, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate 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 New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Oldest Building In Deposit (about 400 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); Site Of First Store In Deposit (about 500 feet away); Revolutionary Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Soldiers of the War 1776 (about 600 feet away); Home of First Bank in Deposit (approx. ¼ mile away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Delaware County (approx. 0.3 miles away); This Boulder Marks The Fort Stanwix Treaty Line (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Deposit.

Regarding Paul Deveraux. “Fresh-air children" in 1909 referred to children from poor, crowded New York City tenements who were sent to the countryside or special camps by charitable organizations like the Children's Aid Society for summer vacations. The 1909 initiatives aimed to improve health through fresh air, sunshine, and better nutrition.
The Children’s Aid Society reported 18,000 beneficiaries in 1909, sending boys to farms in Valhalla, Westchester County, and to camps near Stamford.
This was part of a larger, long-running (since 1877) "Fresh Air Fund" movement that sent children to host families or camps.

Also see . . .
1. The Fresh Air Fund. (Submitted on April 2, 2026, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. The Fresh Air Fund (Wikipedia).

Photographed by Mira Earls, June 29, 2026

2. Paul Deveraux Marker

In 1877, The Fresh Air Fund was created to allow children living in underserved communities the chance to enjoy free summer experiences in the country. Reverend Willard Parsons, a minister who had just moved from New York City to a small, rural parish in Sherman, Pennsylvania, asked members of his congregation to provide country vacations as volunteer host families for New York City’s neediest children.[3] This was the beginning of The Fresh Air Fund. By 1881, the agency's work was expanding so rapidly that Reverend Parsons asked for and secured support from The New York Tribune. By 1888, the agency was incorporated as The Tribune Fresh Air Fund Aid Society. Today, Fresh Air continues to depend on favorable publicity from the media with assistance from The New York Times.

(Submitted on April 2, 2026, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 20 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on March 28, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. 2. submitted on June 29, 2026, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.