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Sodus District 17 Schoolhouse aka Thornton School
| Historic Site #: | 12-109 (Gone) Type: E3 | Town: | Sodus | ||
| Site Name: | Sodus District 17 Schoolhouse aka Thornton School | GPS Coordinates: | 43.166019, -77.012833 | ||
| Address: | 4457 Maple Street Road Sodus New York on W. side S. Geneva Rd. near Lyons line | ||||
| Description: | |||||
| This single-room schoolhouse no longer exists. According to NYGEN, schooling began here in 1858 and this single-room schoolhouse closed in 1944. | |||||
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| The class of 1932. Photo from Bette Bugni. | Class of 1932 photo and class list. Photo from Bette Bugni. |
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| Layout of Thornton School. Photo courtesy of Bette Bugni. | Present site of the former school. Photo courtesy of Bette Bugni. |
| Historic narrative: | |||||
This single-room schoolhouse no longer exists. It served its area for several generations and closed in 1944. Bob Foote was a student there in Sept. 1935 and was there for 6 years. He recalls that the school was fenced in and that it was a wooden building like the Joy School. Mrs. George Wunder was a former student and believes it was torn down in 1945 by Fred Knittel who used the wood to make his barn. After 1944 this area was no longer considered part of the Sodus School District but instead became part of the Lyons School District. District #17 Thornton Teachers 1858-date school opened | |||||
NYGEN Town of Sodus Teachers web page