Archaeological evidence indicates men lived in this area before the time of Christ. Chippewa Indians settled here sometime before 1790. Their village was called Kechewandaugoning, which is said to mean "Big Salt Lick." This was the birthplace of . . . — — Map (db m145955) HM
Oral traditions of the Anishinaabek and
archaeological evidence show people
living here for thousands of years. Both
Odawa and Ojibway were once in this
area, but the Odawa had moved north
by the 1750s. The Ojibway village . . . — — Map (db m239858) HM
The building housed K-12 1888 - 1940, with 321 graduates It was then used for elementary students from 1940 - 1961 and as the Bancroft Masonic Temple until 2006.
Razed June 4, 2007 — — Map (db m239783) HM
