Historical Marker
Jefferson Academy
Historical marker location:
Jefferson, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of North Harpersfield Road (County Route 2A) and Park Avenue, on the left when traveling west on North Harpersfield Road.)
Marker installed: 1939
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.