Celoron Expedition

Historical marker location:

18 Jones and Gifford Avenue, Jamestown, New York

( Marker is on Jones and Gifford Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Fairmount Avenue, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1986

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.