The Seminary of Our Lady of Angels

The Seminary of Our Lady of Angels (HM1NE7)

Location: Niagara Falls, NY 14305 Niagara County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 8.204', W 79° 2.286'

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Foundation Day: November 21, 1856. Feast of the Presentation of Mary. Co-Founders: Most Reverend John Timon, C.M. First Bishop of Buffalo; and Reverend John J. Lynch, C.M. First President of SOLA, First Archbishop of Toronto. First Location: St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, Best Street, Buffalo, New York. May 1, 1857: The Seminary of Our Lady of Angels moved from Best Street to Monteagle Ridge, overlooking he Niagara Gorge. August 7, 1883: Grover Cleveland, Governor of New York, signed the document that granted The Semeinary of Our Lady of Angels a charter as a College and changed the name to Niagara University. The Seminary continued as a department of Niagara University. October, 1961: The Seminary of Our Lady of Angels moved to Glenmont, Albany County, New York. Spring, 1972: At the end of the academic year, The Seminary of Our Lady of Angels closed.
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Date Added Sunday, August 30th, 2015 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 659558 N 4777867
Decimal Degrees43.13673333, -79.03810000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 8.204', W 79° 2.286'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 8' 12.24" N, 79° 2' 17.16" W
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Area Code(s)716
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Sophomore Dr, Niagara Falls NY 14305, US
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