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Nova
Scotia School is a beautiful Greek Revival style school house
that was built in 1853. It originally stood on the corner of Fern
Hill Road and Route 6. The school closed in June of 1929 was disassembled
on September 4, 1990. Its reconstruction in Munson Park on DeForest
Street was a joint project of The Lions Club Old Fellows, the
UNICO Club, and the Watertown Historical Society, with an opening
ceremony that was held on May 30, 1993. The school house is maintained
by the Society and is furnished as is would have been in the 1800s.
Sandy
Sakalas, a retired teacher from the Watertown School system, presents
an educational program in connection with the schoolhouse. This
program recreates the one room school house experience of the
19th century. Kids can gather around the woodstove, or sit at
the desks, and be transported back in time. The entrance and the
exit of the school house are roomy enough to allow the society
to showcase a small collection of antique toys and games. Please
call the museum, or email us, if you have a group that wishes
to visit the school house or enjoy this program.
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