While Cecil County once had dozens of one-room schoolhouses serving rural areas and small villages, many have disappeared in recent decades. The most recent one, the old Cherry Grove School near Sylmar, was leveled during the past week. Built in 1881 for $680, it closed on October 24, 1931, when pupils were transferred to Calvert. For years it served as a private dwelling.
We were first informed that it would be demolished in August, and over the past weekend, we drove down Little New York Road to check on the old place. It had been razed. Click her to see what we wrote about it in August.
