Cato Four Corners

Historical marker location:

Meridian, New York

( Marker is on Main Street (New York State Route 370) 0.1 miles east of Bonta Bridge Road (County Route 18B), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1935

The first American museum was founded in New York City in 1792. It was called the American Museum, and it was located in what is now City Hall Park.