1874 - Cedar Swamp Schoolhouse - Lucan, Ontario
N 43° 12.474 W 081° 21.007
17T E 471558 N 4783961
This classic one-room schoolhouse was built in 1874.
Waymark Code: WM105TW
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/04/2019
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This school would have called in kids from a wide catchment area of Biddulph Township. To the north of the school is a large open area where I'm sure plenty of fun and games were had. The school is likely under private ownership now and is in a state of disrepair. The trees/shrubs around it are overgrowing the building and the inside is very rough.
As a dark aside, this schoolhouse also played a role in The Black Donnelly massacre. It is where the Vigilante Committee met in February 1880 and made plans, before confronting and murdering the Donnellys at their homestead, about 5 km to the northwest.
Year of construction: 1874
Full inscription:
SCHOOL SECTION
???
BIDDULPH
A.D. 1874
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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