Historical Marker
Early Stage Stop
Historical marker location:
Churchville, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Buffalo Road (New York State Route 33) and Union Street (New York State Route 259), on the right when traveling west on Buffalo Road.)
Marker installed: 1976
The Hudson River School of painting, which was a 19th-century art movement that focused on landscapes and the natural world, was founded in New York State. Some of its most famous artists, such as Thomas Cole and Frederic Edwin Church, lived and worked in the Hudson River Valley.