First School - Newark Valley - New York Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

text: "First School in Tioga County 1796 conducted in Bark Shanty just west of this site."

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"FIRST EVENTS OF TOWN HISTORY.

1790-Elisha Wilson and Abraham Brown first visited the Boston purchase.
1791-Elisha Wilson, Abraham Brown, Isaac Brown, Daniel Ball and John Carpenter made the first settlement..
1796-David McMaster taught the first school in Elisha Wilson's bark-covered cabin.
1797-John Carpenter died April 13.
1797-Asa Bement and Elisha Wilson built the first grist mill.
1799-Thersey Moore opened a school in Asa Bement's barn.
1800-Enos Slosson opened a tavern on the village site.
1803-A Congregational church society formed."

Marker Name: First School Marker Type: Roadside Agency: Town of Newark Valley City/Town/Village Name: Newark Valley County: Tioga Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3) Website: [Web Link] Dedication Date: Not Listed

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