First Historical Marker of the Season Unveiled at Center St. School

By BILL BELLEN
ONEONTA

On the afternoon of Friday, June 13 at 2 p.m., generations of Oneontans gathered beside one another outside the city’s historic Center Street School building. This congregation was to celebrate the unveiling of the first of five New York State historical markers being placed in Oneonta throughout the coming summer months. The effort this day was spearheaded jointly by the Greater Oneonta Historical Society and the Oneonta City School District.

When asked what sparked interest in the placement of these new markers, Marcela Micucci, executive director of GOHS, said that it came down to “just realizing that there were actually so few in the town and city of Oneonta and wanting to bring some of that to Oneonta in order to preserve some of our local history. We had a few markers here in Oneonta prior to 2022 that were historical in nature, but they weren’t New York State [official markers].”