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Falley Seminary
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Falley Seminary (1836-1883) was a school in Fulton, Oswego County, New York.[1] It was named in honor of Mrs. M. E. Falley, who gave the institution US$3,000.[2]
History
[edit]The Fulton Female Seminary was incorporated by the New York State Legislature May 25, 1836, and admitted by the Regents February 5, 1839.[2] Maria Clara Maynard, mother of Lucy Maynard Salmon, was its first principal.[3] On April 11, 1842, the name changed to Fulton Academy. On April 11, 1849, it became the Falley Seminary of the Black River Conference. On March 5, 1857, it merged and became the "Falley Seminary".[4][5] It functioned as a preparatory school for girls attended by locals and out-of-area boarding students. Later, it served as a post-secondary seminary of the Presbyterian church, and still later, of the Methodist Conference.[6]
Alumni
[edit]- Candy Cummings (1848-1924), professional baseball pitcher, credited with inventing the curveball
- Esther Baker Steele (1835–1911), educator, author, traveler, philanthropist
- Mary Edwards Walker (1850-1852), surgeon, abolitionist, prohibitionist, prisoner of war in the American Civil War, and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Chase, W. Dempster (1890). History and Reunion of Falley Seminary ... (Public domain ed.). Morrill brothers. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
References
[edit]- ^ Friends of History in Fulton (September 2001). Fulton and the Oswego River. Arcadia Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-7385-0933-4. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1885). Historical and Statistical Record of the University of the State of New York: During the Century from 1784 to 1884 (Public domain ed.). Weed, Parsons, printers. p. 619. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Lucy Maynard Salmon". Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ French, J. H. (1860). Gazetteer of the State of New York (Public domain ed.). Heritage Books. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-7884-2281-2. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Miller, George Frederick (1922). The Academy System of the State of New York (Public domain ed.). J.B.Lyon Company, printers. pp. 89–90. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "HISTORY - United States - First United Methodist Church of Fulton". fultonfumc. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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