First Seminary in New York State Opens, 1838

On this day in 1838, the College and Seminary of St. Vincent de Paul opened in Lafargeville, N.Y. It was the first seminary in New York State. It was closed 1840 and replaced by St. Joseph’s Seminary, Fordham, N.Y., that fall. That seminary closed just before the Civil War. Seen here is Queens Court at Fordham University, the site of the former St. Joseph’s Seminary.