17) Lonely Dale School (S.D. # 2251)

Lonely Dale School (S.D. # 2251)

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The Lonely Dale School was built in 1934 and the first class was held on January 3, 1935. The one-room school was built so that students living on the west side of the Whitemouth River didn't have to travel all the way to Oldenburg. Grades 1 to 8 were taught, with as many as 50 pupils attending some years. A second room was added in 1946. It was closed in 1966 due to amalgamation with Whitemouth school. The former school building was sold and all that remains is the old concrete foundation,lying along the road. 

Among the teachers who worked at Lonely Dale School through the years were Irene McCulloch (1935), Katherine McDonald (1940), Elizabeth Bergman (1945), Gloria Martens (1950), Jane Halverson (1955), and George T. Reimer (1960).

Additional Details

Civic Number: N/A; Click HERE to view coordinates  l    Amenities on Site: N/A   l    Building on Site: No - concrete foundation/steps in ditch

    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  *Photo courtesy of Gordon Goldsborough *