Brockport in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fannie Barrier Williams

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 7, 2026

1. Fannie Barrier Williams Marker

Inscription.
Civil rights activist

First African American graduate of the Brockport Normal School Class of 1870

"One of the most wonderful things in human history is how eagerly these suddenly liberated women tried to lay hold upon all there is in human excellence. This constant striving for equality has given upward direction to all the activities of colored women."

(World's Columbian Exposition, 1893)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 43° 12.713′ N, 77° 56.626′ W. Marker is in Brockport, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Utica Street and College Street, on the left when traveling north on Utica Street. Marker is located at the front entrance of Hartwell Hall on the campus of State University of New York at Brockport. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 75 College Street, Brockport NY 14420, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger

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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,

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: Site Of (within shouting distance of this marker); Helen Fabi Smagorinsky (within shouting distance of this marker); The Monika W. Andrews Children's Park (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mary Jane Holmes (about 800 feet away); "Putting Veterans First" Department of Veteran Affairs (about 800 feet away); Local Hospitals (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brockport West Side Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brockport.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 7, 2026

2. Fannie Barrier Williams Marker

Marker is located at the left of the center door.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.