Historic Sites of Manitoba: Oak Creek School No. 255 (1882-1885)

A monument marks the site of the Oak Creek School, which operated here between 1882 and 1885. Its name was changed to Oakburn and, in 1926, it continued as Oakburn School in the nearby village of Oakburn in the Rural Municipality of Shoal Lake.

Oak Creek School monument (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N50.55032, W100.57838 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Oakburn School No. 255 (1928-1970)

Sources:

One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.

Information for this page was collected and prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 June 2012

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