Selkirk in Haldimand in Haldimand County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

S.S. #3 Union School Selkirk Centennial Community Centre (1918)

Haldimand County Heritage Landmark

S.S. #3 Union School Selkirk Centennial Community Centre Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 21, 2024

1. S.S. #3 Union School Selkirk Centennial Community Centre Marker

Inscription. In 1918 the Union School opened on land originally granted to Lt. John Dochstader. In 1922 the Continuation School expanded to three classrooms with grades 1 - 12 and two science labs. closed in 1949, it reopened in 1967 as a library and community centre

Designated 1982

Erected by Haldimand County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 42° 49.995′ N, 79° 56.203′ W. Marker is in Haldimand, Ontario, in Haldimand County. It is in Selkirk. It is on Main Street West 0.4 kilometers west of Erie Street North, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 34 Main St West, Haldimand ON N0A 1P0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty

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of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 33 and 37 Main Street West (within shouting distance of this marker); Selkirk Union School (within shouting distance of this marker); UB Methodist/ Faith Centennial United Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Millenium Cairn (within shouting distance of this marker); Wilson Pugsley MacDonald (1880-1967) (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Nanticoke (approx. 12 kilometers away); Evolving History of the Cayuga Bridge (approx. 14.3 kilometers away); Flour Mill Stones (approx. 14.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Haldimand.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 21, 2024

2. S.S. #3 Union School Selkirk Centennial Community Centre Marker

Marker is just to the right of the door.

S.S. #3 Union School, currently the Selkirk Centennial Community Centre and Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 21, 2024

3. S.S. #3 Union School, currently the Selkirk Centennial Community Centre and Library

Selkirk Continuation (Union) School, 1920s image. Click for full size.

4. Selkirk Continuation (Union) School, 1920s

Source: Haldimand Museum (public domain)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 22, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.