Pinkerton | |
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Unincorporated rural community | |
Coordinates: 44°08′45″N 79°39′12″W / 44.14583°N 79.65333°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Simcoe |
Township | Bradford West Gwillimbury |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 ( EDT) |
GNBC Code | FDTJN [1] |
Pinkerton (also Pinkerton's Corners) is an unincorporated rural community in Bradford West Gwillimbury Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] [3]
Matthew Pinkerton, a surveyor and early settler, built a log school house in 1840. [4]
A Wesleyan Methodist Church was erected in 1844, and a hotel was built in Pinkerton in 1854. A Primitive Methodist Church was built in 1864, and St. Lukes Anglican Church was established in 1871. [5]
Pinkerton School (S.S. 11) was built in 1873, and was one of the first brick schools in the area. A new brick school with a bell tower and two entrances was built in 1908, and was used until at least the late 1950s. [4]
The Toronto–Barrie Highway, now called Ontario Highway 400, was built through the east boundary of Pinkerton in the late 1940s. [5] [6]
Pinkerton | |
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Unincorporated rural community | |
Coordinates: 44°08′45″N 79°39′12″W / 44.14583°N 79.65333°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Simcoe |
Township | Bradford West Gwillimbury |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 ( EDT) |
GNBC Code | FDTJN [1] |
Pinkerton (also Pinkerton's Corners) is an unincorporated rural community in Bradford West Gwillimbury Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] [3]
Matthew Pinkerton, a surveyor and early settler, built a log school house in 1840. [4]
A Wesleyan Methodist Church was erected in 1844, and a hotel was built in Pinkerton in 1854. A Primitive Methodist Church was built in 1864, and St. Lukes Anglican Church was established in 1871. [5]
Pinkerton School (S.S. 11) was built in 1873, and was one of the first brick schools in the area. A new brick school with a bell tower and two entrances was built in 1908, and was used until at least the late 1950s. [4]
The Toronto–Barrie Highway, now called Ontario Highway 400, was built through the east boundary of Pinkerton in the late 1940s. [5] [6]