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

Ingham University Campus

Site of First Women's University

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 3, 2012

1. Ingham University Campus Marker

Inscription. Founded by Marietta and Emily Ingham in 1837, as the Le Roy Female Seminary; incorporated in 1852 as the Ingham Collegiate Institute; chartered in April 28, 1857 as Ingham University with a literary college, college of fine arts, and the conservatory of music. An estimated 8,000 students attended Ingham between 1837 and 1892. The university closed in 1892 and the buildings razed. Stones from the Staunton Art Conservatory were used to erect the Woodward Memorial Library

Erected 1999 by The Women of LeRoy.

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

Location. 42° 58.645′ N, 77° 59.242′ W. Marker is in LeRoy, New York, in Genesee County. It is at the intersection of Wolcott Street and E. Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Wolcott Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Le Roy NY 14482, 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: Le Roy World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Roy Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Town of LeRoy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Statue of Liberty Replica (about 300 feet away); Ingham University (about 300 feet away); Le Roy Post Office (about 500 feet away); To Honor (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in LeRoy.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Herman Le Roy's Mill (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Ingham University Campus Marker as seen facing East image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 3, 2012

2. Ingham University Campus Marker as seen facing East

Ingham University Campus Marker as seen facing West image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 3, 2012

3. Ingham University Campus Marker as seen facing West

Woodward Memorial Library Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy

4. Woodward Memorial Library Building

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 977 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 8, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.