This is my 3rd year hunting this site and some of the finds over the past 3 years have been very cool!
History behind the school . . .
The Myrtle School was a one-room schoolhouse built in 1880 and educated the local kids on this site for 98 years. It was a board and batten building and was covered with insubrick in the late 1940s. In July 1940, the building was raised and a basement was built underneath, the building was demolished in 1978. The property is now a rural park setting and sees very little use due to its remote location in the country. In 1915 a local school inspector stated in his report that, "The Myrtle School is very drafty and the stove had to be stoked with wood frequently to keep the school comfortable for the children." Upon inspection of the outdoor toilets he noted, "The doors have not been properly maintained and allow the snow to collect in the seating areas."
I've pretty much covered every inch of this 1/2 acre lot, today I worked the hills at the rear and to the west of the property for 3 hrs. My first find of the morning was the glass animal vaccination bottle, looks to be from the 1950's or 60's? I then dug the 1919 Canadian LC, followed by the metal object that looks like it might have been the top to a walking stick. I currently have the drawer handle and the 'walking stick top' in the tumbler / polisher for cleaning and will post pics of the end result! Overall not too bad of a day!
Thanks for looking,
Dave
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