3 3 . ▁Mexico ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁of ▁secondary ▁education ▁to ▁be ▁founded ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁O sw ego ▁County . ▁Mexico ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁to ▁central ize ▁in ▁O sw ego ▁county . ▁This ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁when ▁ 3 1 ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁Pal ermo ▁and ▁New ▁H aven ▁closed ▁to ▁make ▁Mexico ▁Academy ▁and ▁Central ▁School . ▁ ▁An ▁elementary ▁school ▁continued ▁in ▁New ▁H aven ▁and ▁Pal ermo ▁while ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁were ▁b uss ed ▁to ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Mexico ▁also ▁played ▁its ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁sla very . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁citizens ▁signed ▁pet itions ▁which ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Washington ▁request ing ▁the ▁abol ishment ▁of ▁sla very . ▁As a ▁Wing ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁speaker ▁who ▁tra ve led ▁across ▁the ▁state ▁ur ging ▁vot ers ▁to ▁pressure ▁their ▁represent atives ▁to ▁pass ▁new ▁laws ▁prohib iting ▁ownership ▁of ▁slaves . ▁St arr ▁Clark ▁was ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁station ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁Still man ▁Farm st ead , ▁S lack ▁Farm st ead , ▁and ▁As a ▁and ▁Caroline ▁Wing ▁House ▁are ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Education ▁The ▁school ▁district ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mexico ▁Academy ▁and ▁Central ▁School ▁District ▁( MA CS ). ▁The ▁sports ▁program ' s ▁mas cot ▁is ▁the ▁T iger , ▁and ▁the