Merton Public School, 1942-43
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- In 1942-43, the school at Palermo was under construction. Children who normally would have gone to S.S. 2, Palermo, were sent to Merton school during the construction. Mildred Irene Jamieson, from Trail Farm in Palermo, was one of the children who "commuted" to Merton, she was about 10 years old in this photograph and is 3rd from the left in the middle row.
The original Trail farm extended along Old Bronte Road, from north of Dundas down to Upper Middle Road. Richview Golf course was built in later years on the southern part of the farm. The golf course was demolished in 2004 and south of Dundas, the old farm land is now a subdivision.
Merton school S.S.#15 was first a log building. A brick one was built in 1857 that was demolished to make way for the highway, and third school was built in 1923 that closed in 1958 when the new Palermo Public School on Old Bronte Road was opened. - Notes
- The Merton area (Lots 26-35 2SDS Trafalgar) was settled as early as 1810. The first settlers were David Utter, Joseph Smith, William Bates, Cornelius Tipps and Henry Cale. The community adopted the name "Merton" when the post office opened in 1852. The name was likely chosen to commemorate the battle of Trafalgar and Lord Nelson as other local villages had chosen Bronte and Palermo. The post office remained open until 1917 when it was replaced by rural mail service from Bronte.
Merton boundaries were present day Burloak Drive to 3rd Line, the railway tracks near Lake Ontario north to Upper Middle Road. The intersection of Bronte Road (originally called Station Road) and the Queen Elizabeth Way (formerly Lower Middle Road) was the centre of the Merton area. - Date of Original
- September 1942
- Subject(s)
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- Mildred Irene Jamieson
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- TTBB000219
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- Trafalgar Township Historical Society
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- English
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.4061649309864 Longitude: -79.7363710612488
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- Merton Public School, 1942-43
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
