Portage in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

School Site

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014

1. School Site Marker

Inscription. Frame building, about 1819; abandoned for one of two rooms as number of pupils grew. Samuel Hunt, brother of Governor Hunt, taught here.

Erected 1938 by New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1819.

Location. 42° 33.072′ N, 77° 58.793′ W. Marker is in Portage, New York, in Livingston County. It is on Main Street (County Route 77) 0.2 miles west of Hunt's Hollow Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hunt NY 14846, 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

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

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8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kish-A-Wa (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); G.A.R. Memorial Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Dalton N.Y. (approx. 1½ miles away); Dalton RR Depot (approx. 1.6 miles away); In Memory (approx. 1.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); G.A.R. Post 190 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Deep Cut (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portage.

More about this marker. Marker is invisible westward, due to foliage, until you are upon it.

Regarding School Site. "Governor Hunt" on the marker refers to Washington Hunt. There are three markers for Washington Hunt in Lockport, NY in the database.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014

2. School Site Marker

Eastward towards Hunt's Hollow Road. NY 70 is just beyond Hunt's Hollow Road.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014

3. School Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 530 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.