LeRoy in Genesee County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ingham University

Photographed By Yugoboy, July 3, 2012

1. Ingham University Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

On this campus Marietta and Emily Ingham of Saybrook, Connecticut, founded Le Roy Female Seminary, which became, by charter on April 28, 1857, the first university for women in the United States, granting degrees in the humanities, fine arts and music. The presence of this university, offering superior education for girls from primary through graduate school, notably raised the cultural environment of this country village. The spirit of Ingham, through the pervasive influence of the teachers it sent forth throughout the land, still presents a challenge to each new generation.
Noblesse oblige

Erected 1965 by LeRoy Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1966.

Location. 42° 58.593′ N, 77° 59.235′ W. Marker is in LeRoy, New York, in Genesee County. Marker is on Wolcott Street, 0.1 miles south of E. Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Le Roy NY 14482, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Statue of Liberty Replica (within shouting distance

Ingham University Marker, Woodward Memorial Library, and Art Director Bust image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Yugoboy, July 3, 2012

2. Ingham University Marker, Woodward Memorial Library, and Art Director Bust

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of this marker); Ingham University Campus (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Le Roy World War I Memorial (about 400 feet away); Le Roy Civil War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Town of LeRoy (about 500 feet away); Le Roy Post Office (about 600 feet away); Le Roy House (about 800 feet away); The LeRoy House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in LeRoy.

Regarding Ingham University. This marker is in front of LeRoy's Woodward Memorial Library, which a separate marker on the same property indicates was built of the razed material of the Arts Conservatory. About 15 feet to the right of this marker is a bust of one of the Arts Directors of Ingham University

Also see . . . Ingham University. (Submitted on July 9, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Wolcott Street Facing North image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Yugoboy, July 3, 2012

3. Wolcott Street Facing North

Wolcott Street Facing South image. Click for full size.

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4. Wolcott Street Facing South

Ingham University Art Director Bust image. Click for full size.

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5. Ingham University Art Director Bust

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 668 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 8, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.