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St. Joseph's Seminary (Callicoon, New York)
St. Joseph's Seraphic Seminary is a former Roman Catholic minor seminary in Callicoon (CDP), New York, located on the west side of Seminary Road in that town. A Romanesque part of the seminary was built in 1904. A historic district including church and agricultural buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. ''See also:'' History Founded in 1904, the school was dedicated by Cardinal John Farley, the Archbishop of New York, in 1911. It served as the minor seminary of the Holy Name Province of the Order of Friars Minor. This province covers the eastern United States from Maine to Florida. Students entered St. Joseph's in the 9th grade and remained until the completion of two years of college. The curriculum was classical, with Greek and Latin as core subjects. Upon completion of the six-year program at Callicoon, the seminarians would advance to the novitiate of the Order, where they prepared to be received as members of the Order. The ...
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Callicoon, New York
Callicoon is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 3,057 at the 2010 census. The town is in the northwestern part of the county. History The town was formed in 1842 from the Town of Liberty. The original spelling of the name was "Collikoon." This name is said to signify "turkey" in both Dutch and Choctaw. The Dutch word for turkey is ''kalkoen.'' Although the Choctaw have a word for turkey, ''cholokloha'', the people did not occupy territory anywhere near here, but traditionally lived in the Deep South. They were known as one of the Five Civilized Tribes there before their removal to Indian Territory in the 1830s. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 49.0 square miles (126.9 km2), of which 48.7 square miles (126.0 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.9 km2) (0.69%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2010, there were 3,057 people, 1,288 households, and 8 ...
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Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning , Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, it is the third-most populous. The state capital is Tallahassee, and the most populous city is Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the ninth-most populous in the United States; other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville. Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León became the first k ...
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Historic Districts On The National Register Of Historic Places In New York (state)
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Properties Of Religious Function On The National Register Of Historic Places In New York (state)
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Schools In Sullivan County, New York
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Educational Institutions Disestablished In 1975
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Educational Institutions Established In 1904
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Franciscan High Schools
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Catholic Minor Seminaries In The United States
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Sullivan County Democrat
Sullivan County Democrat is "a semiweekly newspaper in Callicoon." History The "twice weekly newspaper" was established in 1891, and has been "independently owned and operated by the same family since 1927." Others, including ''The New York Times'', cite their stories. In 2010, as her hometown newspaper, they biographied New York State Supreme Court Justice Judith Kaye. She had reached "mandatory retirement age," and they wrote: "Already the first woman on the high court, Kaye would become the first woman to hold its highest position – Chief Judge – when she was sworn in March 23, 1993." Kaye is an alumnus of a local school, Monticello High School (New York) Monticello High School is a four-year public high school in Monticello, New York. According to state test scores, 93% of students are at least proficient in math and 92% in reading. Notable alumni * Stephanie Blythe opera singer * Lawrence H. Co .... References External links Online archives, 2000-2013archived inf ...
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Siena College
Siena College is an American private Franciscan college in Loudonville, New York. Siena was founded by the Order of Friars Minor in 1937. The college was named after Bernardino of Siena, a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar and preacher. St. Bernardine of Siena Friary is located on campus. It has 3,000 full-time students and offers undergraduate degrees in business, liberal arts, and sciences. History In the late 1930s, Thomas Plassmann, president of St. Bonaventure University in Western New York, sent seven Franciscan friars to New York's Capital Region to found another college. A new rugby pitch was opened in fall 2016 and a new bookstore opened in fall 2014. The Siena College Grotto opened in October 2014. The college was listed as a census-designated place ( Siena College CDP) in 2020. Academics Schools Siena College students attend three schools within the college: * School of Business * School of Liberal Arts * School of Science School of Business AAC ...
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