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(Front):Pro PatriaEt GloriaErected to the memory ofour soldierswho fought in defense ofthe flag(Back):Presented to the townshipof Athens, Bradford Countyby Joseph WhippleandCharlotte SnellSticklesof Orange, New JerseyMDCCCC
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first school for higher educationin this sectionPlanned 1797 - Opened 1814 - Razed 1925
Stephen C. Fosterwas an academy student in 1840-1841here in 1841 in Old Tioga Pointhe wrote his first composition
The Tioga Waltz
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America's beloved writer of folk tunes and ballads attended, 1840-41, Athens Academy which stood here. The Tioga Waltz, Foster's first music, was composed at that time.
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Indian village3 miles distant from SheshecunnuckSite of Sullivan's Army EncampmentAugust 11-26, 1779Lay one and one fourth miles south of this point