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JOHN MAGEE HOUSE

Program
NYS Historic
Subject
People
Location
1 Cohocton St, Bath, NY, USA
Lat/Long
42.3329208, -77.32393309999998
Grant Recipient
Steuben County Historical Society
Historic Marker

JOHN MAGEE HOUSE

Inscription

JOHN MAGEE HOUSE
PIONEER IN COAL, RAILROADS,
HIGHWAYS, CANALS, BANKING.
SHERIFF & U.S. CONGRESSMAN.
THIS HOME SERVED AS
DAVENPORT LIBRARY 1893-1999.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2015

John Magee was a pioneer in the coal, railroad, highway, canal and banking industries. He was also a veteran, U.S. Congressman and county sheriff. His home later served as the Davenport Library for more than a century, from 1893 to 1999.