Yates in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Yates Academy
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 3, 2014
1. Yates Academy Marker
A Bicentennial sybmol is at the top.
Erected 1976 by Yates Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the The Spirit of 76, Americas Bicentennial Celebration series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.
Location. 43° 20.133′ N, 78° 23.35′ W. Marker is in Yates, New York, in Orleans County. It is on North Lyndonville Road (Route 63) 0.8 miles south of Roosevelt Highway (New York State Route 18). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1626 North Lyndonville Road, Lyndonville NY 14098, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lyndonville (approx. 0.9 miles away); First Blacksmith (approx. 0.9 miles away); Our Honored Dead (approx. 0.9 miles away); Yates Pier (approx. 2.8 miles away); Six-Sided House (approx. 3 miles away); Original Site of the Wesleyan Methodist Church (approx. 4.2 miles away); Ridgeway - 1812 (approx. 4.7 miles away); Historic Ridge Road (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yates.
More about this marker. Site is occupied by a
this page online
Also see . . . Town of Yates, NY - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 8, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 3, 2014
2. Northward View Yates Academy Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 3, 2014
3. Southward View Yates Academy Marker
Marker is on the right.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 3, 2014
4. Site of Yates Academy Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,237 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on March 9, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 8, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
