The answer to yesterday's question:
BEAVER SCHOOL – from The Place Between Volume 1
The first school in Coghlan district was built in 1892-93 by James Skea, brother of early settler John Skea. John Knox, another early Coghlan Road settler, donated land for the school & assisted James Skea with the structure. It was located on the northwest corner of Coghlan & Roberts Road (SW corner of SW ¼ section 11 Township 11) and named Beaver School.
The original trustees were A.M. Richardson, Joseph Sherlock & John McDonald. The 20 x 34 foot wooden schoolhouse was valued at $700 & was also used for church services. Newly graduated Miss C. Shortreed was the first teacher when the school opened in 1893.
Douglas School was located 2 miles east, and in 1907 it was decided that one of these schools must be closed. With the coming of the electric train, the population would increase & warrant the Beaver School remaining open. The title for the school property was received in 1908 by the school board. In 1911 Beaver School won second prize for having the best kept school grounds in the municipality.
In 1915 a petition was made for a new school to be known as County Line School, to be located 1/2 mile east of the Beaver School on Roberts Road. The new school opened for classes in September 1918 & the old building was sold in 1921 to the Presbyterian Church for $500. The church was closed in 1960; in 1966 the building was renovated into a dwelling but has since been demolished.
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