On Sunday, I got back to a field that I’ve detected 3 times already. I knew today was going to be another hot one, so I arrived at 5:30am. This was an early homesite that was settled sometime around 1830 – 40. My first find was the 1914 LC, a decorated cuff-button, iron harness buckles and a bunch of old iron from the house.
I then decided to head to one of my go-to sites, an old schoolhouse where the site has a long history. I only managed to last 30mins here, but I found a 1969 Canadian One Dollar coin. I only missed it being silver by 2-years.
Over the years the school had been rebuilt and extended several times. In 1890 a one-room schoolhouse was erected, and in 1915 another one-room school building was built to accommodate the overflow from the first school. When the enrolment reached one-hundred pupils in 1923, the School Trustees held a meeting and noted the need to once again expand their facilities. The new building was to be two storeys, made of brick with four classrooms and have an estimated cost of $25,000. The school, complete with a basement, was ready in 1924, but only three classrooms were necessary for the next ten years. Another addition was built in 1956 and contained four classrooms and a Kindergarten.
Thanks for looking,
Dave
I then decided to head to one of my go-to sites, an old schoolhouse where the site has a long history. I only managed to last 30mins here, but I found a 1969 Canadian One Dollar coin. I only missed it being silver by 2-years.
Over the years the school had been rebuilt and extended several times. In 1890 a one-room schoolhouse was erected, and in 1915 another one-room school building was built to accommodate the overflow from the first school. When the enrolment reached one-hundred pupils in 1923, the School Trustees held a meeting and noted the need to once again expand their facilities. The new building was to be two storeys, made of brick with four classrooms and have an estimated cost of $25,000. The school, complete with a basement, was ready in 1924, but only three classrooms were necessary for the next ten years. Another addition was built in 1956 and contained four classrooms and a Kindergarten.
Thanks for looking,
Dave
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