Cherry Creekcirca 1832

The village of Cherry Creek was settled between the 2nd and 3rd Line of Innisfil in 1832. Mr. Main, the village’s first post master, suggested the name “Cherry Creek” upon finding a cherry tree growing beside the creek located near here. The first church in Innisfil was established here in 1832 by Dalhousie settlers, and Innisfil’s first store was opened in 1835. The village thrived with a

shoemaker, a carpenter, a cabinet maker, a blacksmith and a tailor. A hotel, serving the busy Penetanguishene Road

(later Yonge Street), was opened in 1843. Two churches (Presbyterian and Methodist) were established in 1844

and 1852 to serve the spiritual needs of area families. The first log school (S.S. #3) was built in 1847 and was one of the earliest schools established in Innisfil. It was replaced in 1860 by a frame building with the present brick schoolhouse constructed in 1876.

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