Pinkerton, Ontario

Pinkerton (also Pinkerton's Corners) is an unincorporated rural community in Bradford West Gwillimbury Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.[1][2][3]

Pinkerton
Unincorporated rural community
Pinkerton School (S.S. 11), circa 1908
Pinkerton
Pinkerton
Coordinates: 44°08′45″N 79°39′12″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountySimcoe
TownshipBradford West Gwillimbury
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNBC CodeFDTJN[1]

History

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 in 2017

References
  1. "Pinkerton". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  2. "Bradford West Gwillimbury". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
  3. "Ancestor Chart for Jennet Esther May Galloway (1903-1990)". Neocities. April 17, 2017.
  4. "S.S. #11, Pinkerton School". Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  5. "Pinkerton Map". Innisfil Historical Society. December 14, 2017.
  6. Filey, Mike (2002). A Toronto Album 2: More Glimpses of the City That Was. Dundurn. p. 112. ISBN 9781770701205.
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