Scotch Line Cemetery
Scotch Line, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
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Scotch Line, Lanark County, Ontario CanadaCoordinates: 44.83970, -76.32191 - Cemetery ID:
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In 1886, a half-acre of land on the Upper Scotch Line passed hands from Gilbert Wilson and his wife Marian, to a
group of men wishing to have a community cemetery. The cemetery trustees were John Wilson, Robert Allan and Robert
Hendry. They purchased the half-acre for $75. Although the land was not officially a cemetery until 1886, around
ten people had been buried there previous to the purchase. In the same year as its purchase, the Scotch Line
Cemetery had its first official burial. The man's name was Mr. George Oliver, a local mill owner, who died at the
age of 49 on June 26, 1886. A fence was put up around the cemetery in 1887 and the cost of $40, as well as the
purchase price of the land, was paid for by a group of 24 men in the area.
A piece of land 10 feet in size was added to the west side of the cemetery in 1920. Also added was a strip of land
40 feet wide fronting the Upper Scotch Line and 210 feet to the rear of the cemetery. The strip was purchased in
1941 from the Scotch Line School, which shared the same lot as the cemetery. In the same year, the land between the
west side of the cemetery and Allan's Side Road was purchased for $100 from Gilbert Wilson. The project of planting
200 pine seedlings was completed in May of 1942, with the trees being placed along the fence separating the
cemetery from the school, as well as the fence by Allan's Side Road. After its closure in 1968, the remaining
school property was purchased for $1000 on July 12 th . This purchase would mark the final expansion of the
cemetery. The Scotch Line School is still situated on the cemetery lot and is a beautiful addition to the land.
In 1886, a half-acre of land on the Upper Scotch Line passed hands from Gilbert Wilson and his wife Marian, to a
group of men wishing to have a community cemetery. The cemetery trustees were John Wilson, Robert Allan and Robert
Hendry. They purchased the half-acre for $75. Although the land was not officially a cemetery until 1886, around
ten people had been buried there previous to the purchase. In the same year as its purchase, the Scotch Line
Cemetery had its first official burial. The man's name was Mr. George Oliver, a local mill owner, who died at the
age of 49 on June 26, 1886. A fence was put up around the cemetery in 1887 and the cost of $40, as well as the
purchase price of the land, was paid for by a group of 24 men in the area.
A piece of land 10 feet in size was added to the west side of the cemetery in 1920. Also added was a strip of land
40 feet wide fronting the Upper Scotch Line and 210 feet to the rear of the cemetery. The strip was purchased in
1941 from the Scotch Line School, which shared the same lot as the cemetery. In the same year, the land between the
west side of the cemetery and Allan's Side Road was purchased for $100 from Gilbert Wilson. The project of planting
200 pine seedlings was completed in May of 1942, with the trees being placed along the fence separating the
cemetery from the school, as well as the fence by Allan's Side Road. After its closure in 1968, the remaining
school property was purchased for $1000 on July 12 th . This purchase would mark the final expansion of the
cemetery. The Scotch Line School is still situated on the cemetery lot and is a beautiful addition to the land.
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- Added: 7 May 2009
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2304617
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