Riga in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Riga Academy
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
1. Riga Academy Marker
A flourishing school for boarding and day pupils was organized here in 1846. The building was earlier known as Thomson's Tavern.
Erected 1935 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.
Location. 43° 4.157′ N, 77° 52.778′ W. Marker is in Riga, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Chili-Riga Center Road (New York State Route 33A) and Riga-Mumford Road ( Route 36) on Chili-Riga Center Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Churchville NY 14428, 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 Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early Church (approx. Ό mile away); Hotel Creek (approx. 0.7 miles away); Francis E. Willard (approx. 2.4 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 2.4 miles away); Founded 1843 (approx. 2½ miles away); Mill Site (approx. 2½ miles away); Ward Park (approx. 2.8 miles away); Riga (approx. 2.9 miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Riga Academy - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 20, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Riga Academy. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 8, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
2. Riga Academy Marker as seen facing east on 33A
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
3. Riga Academy Marker as seen facing west on 33A
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
4. Riga Academy Building
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
5. Riga Academy Building
Credits. This page was last revised on December 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,439 times since then and 104 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
