School Section #1, Pakenham, Ontario (Lower Cedar Hill School)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member elyob
N 45° 17.060 W 076° 17.810
18T E 398296 N 5015354
In 2015, the school building hosts the Cedar Hill Schoolhouse Community Centre.
Waymark Code: WMNKAE
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/27/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Queens Blessing
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The first school at this site was opened in 1842. This building is the third schoolhouse at this location. Class here was first held in 1874 when the teacher was George Berlinquette. The final sessions were held in 1968 when Isobel Sample was the teacher.

There is still a bell in the belfry.
Original or Re-creation?: Original

Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1874

Year the school closed.: 01/01/1968

Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no

Address:
270 Cedar Hill Side Road
Pakenham, ON Canada

Web Address (if available): [Web Link]

Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: no
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