The Glenora School District was established in November 1892 and a school building was erected at this site, at NE27-3-13W in the Rural Municipality of Argyle. It burned down in 1910 and a new school was built in Glenora. A commemorative sign remains at the original school site.
Sign at the first location of Glenora School, from 1892 to 1910 (June 2013)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.25134, W99.13370
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Glenora School No. 736 (RM of Argyle)
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.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 March 2021
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