Horace Sprague
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swizzle
N 43° 04.014 W 074° 20.153
18T E 554072 N 4768457
Double Sided Plaque 2 WMs on one stone.
Waymark Code: WM759M
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2009
Views: 2
To get to this WM take Rt.30 North from Gloversville towards Mayfield. Past G-villes business district (Burger King, McDonalds and such)continue north to the next light where you see the hospital sign (the big H) with an arrow pointing to the left. Take this road past the hospital all the way to the next light. From this light you'll see a large statue and some stones, a WWII memorial to be exact. Turn left here and use the church parking lot or pull off onto the right side of the road. Happy WMin', Swizzle & Family
HORACE SPRAGUE WAS BORN IN THE TOWN OF MAYFIELD ON AUGUST 1, 1798. ALTHOUGH LARGELY SELF-EDUCATED, HE BECAME DISTINGUISHED FOR THE BREADTH AND ACCURACY OF HIS SCHOLARSHIP. FROM YOUNG MANHOOD HE DEVOTED HIMSELF WITH CONSPICUOUS SUCCESS TO THE INSTRUCTION OF YOUTH. IN 1836 HE BECAME PRINCIPAL OF KINGSBOROUGH ACADEMY WHICH HE SERVED FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS. HE HELD SIMILAR POSITIONS IN AMSTERDAM AND GREENWICH. THE HONORARY DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS WAS CONFERRED UPON HIM IN 1836 BY UNION COLLEGE. IN 1859 HE PUBLISHED, "GLOVERSVILLE OR THE MODEL VILLAGE" HE DIED HERE ON MAY 21, 1860. HIS STUDENTS IN 1868 ERECTED A MONUMENT AT HIS GRAVE IN PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY. IN 1900 THEY HELD A REUNION BANQUET IN HIS HONOR. IN 1932 THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF THREE OF HIS STUDENTS. DR. JOHN PARSONS AND RICHARD B. AND RUTH A. PARSONS
Group that erected the marker: Fulton County Historical Society
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Kingsboro Ave.
Gloversville, NY U.S.A.
12078
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