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In 1835 Nathan Munro founded the Munro Academy, which eventually became Collegiate Institute in 1854.

The Elbridge Elementary School Elbridge Elementary School now on the site of the former MUnro Academynow occupies the site which The Architectural Instructor Journal called " an open landscape ... surrounded by trees, which with the irregularity of the plan and outline of the structure itself, contribute to its picturesque effect.

" ( 1856 ).

The Main Street of Elbridge ( Route 5 ) is lined with beautiful 19th century homes, including at least one that is said to have been a station on the Underground Railroad and the Wayside Inn.

The latter was featured some years ago on national television as one of America's haunted places.

According to some stories, a traveler died of a heart attack on the third floor and his spirit, dubbed " George ", still flirts with women and plays practical jokes.