Roseville SS #22 Traditional Cache
Dundeejim: After 275 visits and 4 replaced caches, its time to pack this one in. Thanks everyone. Jim
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Originally built in 1867, this building served as the third Roseville school (School #22) until 1973. The Roseville community founded the school by themselves until 1871 when the government took it over. On the one hundredth anniversary of the school in 1967, George and Jean Perrin wrote a brief history of the school entitled A History of Roseville and its school. In December 1973 the roof collapsed and Mr. Corbett, the Grade five teacher, had to help the students escape. Since it was going to cost $10,000 dollars to replace the roof, the Waterloo Board of Education said they could not justify the expense and as a result, the school was closed. In 1976 members of the Roseville community sent a petition to the school board asking if the school and grounds could be used as a community centre. On November 28th, 1977 the land was transferred to the Township of North Dumfries and the community has since renovated the building. Note: Bring your own pen. FTF prize for the quickest. Congratulations to Doug Mathieson for winning the FTF prize.
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#gjragl gjb, 1883