Skinners Pond Schoolhouse - Skinners Pond, Prince Edward Island - One-Room Schoolhouses on Waymarking.com

A lot of history here. Obviously, a lot of kids have gone through, but none more famous than Stompin' Tom Connors. Stompin' Tom is a Canadian folk hero known for writing songs about life in everyday-Canada. His records have sold more than 4 million copies.

Stompin' Tom lived right next door with the family that took him in after a rough childhood of foster homes and bad situations. He went to school here from the time he was nine until he was thirteen.

The schoolhouse was completely restored as part of the $1.5 million effort to build the Stompin' Tom Centre. Some of the old interior wood walls, still with names carved into it, was kept because of its historic significance. "This was the actual wall of the school at one time, the original one, you can see how wide the boards are, they're beautiful," said Arsenault. "You can see writing, like from students, you can see letters in there and stuff." (visit link)

Original or Re-creation?: Original Year the school first opened.: 01/01/1859 Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no Address: Highwy 14 and Knox Lane Skinners Pond , Prince Edward Island Canada Web Address (if available): [Web Link] Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: no Year the school closed.: Not listed

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