Jamestown in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Campus of Jamestown Community College

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 22, 2016

1. First Campus of Jamestown Community College Marker

Inscription.
First Campus of
Jamestown Community College Here at the home of Fletcher Goodwill was the first campus of Jamestown Community College. Approved by New York State February 7, 1950. It is the first community college in the United States.

Erected 1986 by Jamestown Centennial Committee, State of New York.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is February 7, 1950.

Location. 42° 5.492′ N, 79° 13.991′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is at the intersection of Foote Avenue and Allen Street, on the left when traveling north on Foote Avenue. Marker is in a parking lot behind a chain link fence. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jamestown NY 14701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western

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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: Quaker School (here, next to this marker); Home of William J. Maddox (within shouting distance of this marker); Crescent Tool Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Aristotype Company (approx. ¼ mile away); The Lost Neighborhood (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of the New York State Armory (approx. 0.3 miles away); Home of Reuben E. Fenton (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brooklyn Square (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.

The Right of a Pair of Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 22, 2016

2. The Right of a Pair of Markers

Towards the intersection.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 615 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.