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

Site of Jamestown Female Seminary

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Site of Jamestown Female Seminary Marker

Inscription.
1849-1859, Clarissa D.
Wheeler, Founder and Head.

Erected 1936 by New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 42° 5.912′ N, 79° 14.522′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is on North Main Street (New York State Route 60) 0.1 miles north of Fifth Street ( Route 394), on the right when traveling south. 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 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tew Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Here the First School House (within shouting distance of this marker); 15 East Fifth Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 410 North Main Street (about 400 feet away); The First Newspaper (about 400 feet away); Keyes' Carpenter Shop (about 500 feet away); Here Stood a Station (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named "Keyes' Carpenter Shop" (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Site of Jamestown Female Seminary Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 699 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.