Plan of Survey of Part of Lot 10 CON. No. XVI, Wasaga Beach Public School Grounds, 1952

Object/Artifact

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Town of Wasaga Beach

Framed Survey of Wasaga Beach Public School Grounds, 1952

Framed Survey of Wasaga Beach Public School Grounds, 1952

Name/Title

Plan of Survey of Part of Lot 10 CON. No. XVI, Wasaga Beach Public School Grounds, 1952

Entry/Object ID

2024.793.1

Description

Framed survey of Wasaga Beach Public School Grounds, February 18, 1952- now Town of Wasaga Beach Municipal Office

Context

The survey of the Wasaga Beach Public School Grounds, Plan of Survey of Part of Lot 10 Con. No. XVI, Township of Sunnidale was conducted by Troy C. Kirkpatrick, Ontario Land Surveyor, Barrie, Ontario, on February 18, 1952. Around the perimeter of the property are River Avenue Crescent, Glenwood Drive and Lewis Street as well as 6 lots, Registered Plan 547, #30-35. imprinted on the bottom left of the survey, James H. Drummond, Ontario Land Surveyor, Barrie-Ontario with a legend indicating concrete monuments as C.P. and 2" wood stakes shown as W.S., with symbols for each. Along the property line between lot 33 and the school grounds, 2 frame outhouses are marked. Along the property line between Lot 34 and the school grounds, 3 framed cabins are drawn. One of the cabins is also on the property line with Lot 35. A frame outhouse is shown on the school grounds property close the property line of Lot 34. The school is drawn on the school grounds property. Information from school photo albums: The property for the Wasaga Beach School, which is now the Town of Wasaga Beach Municipal Offices, was donated in 1937 by Anabel Sage Mills. The school was opened in 1939 and operated as a public school until it closed in 1972. Students were then sent to Oxbow Park School. The property was purchased by the Town of Wasaga Beach in 1973 and became the Municipal Office when Wasaga Beach was incorporated into a Town in 1974. Many additions have ben built since then, however the original cornerstone for the school still remains on site, as well as a plaque dedicated to Anabel Sage Mills. The Park on the property was originally known as Mills Park, with swings, tennis and shuffleboard courts, and a baseball diamond.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.793

Source or Donor

Town of Wasaga Beach

Acquisition Method

Gift

Dimensions

Height

18-3/4 in

Width

22-1/4 in