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Black and white photograph of First Street School, c. 1972.

First Street School was opened in 1912 and was built on land donated by the Plymouth Cordage Company. In 1981 the school's students were transferred to Plymouth School, and First Street…

Black and white photograph of Queen Street School, c. 1972.

The school opened in 1915 and relieved overcrowding at First Street School. It closed in 1981. It then housed the Welland Museum from 1984-2006, when it moved to the old library building…

Black and white photograph of Empire Public School, c. 1972.

It opened in 1921 on the corner of Duncan and East Main Streets. Mr. John Flower was the supervising principal at its onset. It was demolished in 2016, and in 2017 Niagara’s Provincial…

Black and white photograph showing Ross Public School on Niagara Street, c. 1928, a year after the school was opened in 1927.

The first principal was Mr. S. H. Niece with an enrolment of 319 pupils. It holds the distinction of being the first…

Black and white photograph showing Ross Public School on Niagara Street, c. 1972.

Picture and historical information from the compendium "History of the development of public education in the City of Welland, Ontario, Canada (1788-1968)" by J. J.…

Black and white photograph of the newly constructed Vocational School building at Welland High, c. 1930.

Picture and historical information from the compendium "History of the development of public education in the City of Welland, Ontario, Canada…