Canton in St. Lawrence County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
St. Lawrence University
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 8, 2014
1. St. Lawrence University Marker
Erected 1952 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is April 3, 1856.
Location. 44° 35.504′ N, 75° 9.943′ W. Marker is in Canton, New York, in St. Lawrence County. It is at the intersection of Park Street and University Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Park Street. Marker face is parallel to Park Street south of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canton NY 13617, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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: Herring - Cole Hall (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gunnison Chapel (about 700 feet away); Richardson Hall (about 700 feet away); Atwood Hall (about 800 feet away); Vilas Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sykes Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Silas Wright (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brewer Bookstore (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canton.
More about this marker. A walkway leads from the intersection to Richardson Hall.
Also see . . .
1. St. Lawrence University. (Submitted on November 21, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
this page online
2. Richardson Hall, St. Lawrence University - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 23, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Mira Earls, October 2, 2022
2. St. Lawrence University Marker
This marker as it looked today, 02 October 2022. It's an easy one to miss!
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 8, 2014
3. Southward on Park Street.
Marker is edge-on in this view; easy to pass by without noticing.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 8, 2014
4. Cut-Corner View from University Avenue
Marker between St. Lawrence sign and Park Street sidewalk.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 8, 2014
5. Plaque at Walkway to Richardson Hall
"Designed by Stuart A. Winning '22 in honor of the many generations od students and faculty who persued this path to higher education"
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 8, 2014
6. Larger Plaque along walkway to Richardson Hall
"Saint Lawrence University, founded in 1856. Lo the summit of a hill in a far-off northern land, a sturdy old pile doth crown: From the summit of the pile - May its walls forever stand - Wave the folds of the scarlet and brown. Charles Kelsey Gaines '76"
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 8, 2014
7. The Plaques on the Walkway
Walkway from University Avenue at the intersection to Richardson Hall.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 627 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 21, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 2. submitted on October 3, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 21, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
