McGraw, New York
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McGraw is a village in Cortland County, New York, United States. The population was 972 as of the 2020 census. The village is named after Samuel McGraw and is in the eastern part of the town of Cortla
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Color postcard of the Miller Corset Company in McGraw, NY from 1905
New York Central College
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New York Central College was a short-lived college founded in McGraw, New York, in 1848 by abolitionist Baptists led by Cyrus Pitt Grosvenor. The first college in the United States founded on the prin
McGraw, New York
…piece work to do in their homes. Simultaneously, the village was home to the Vesta Corset Company and the Miller Corset Company. The village was home to New-York Central College, McGrawville, an institution of higher learning founded by Free Baptists in 1849. The college was notable because it was the first college in the United States…
Main building, 1850. The first two floors held classrooms and the third a dormitory for male students.
New York Central College at its opening in 1849