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Thornburg has always been a friendly and family-oriented town that actively promotes neighborhood activities. Central to this theme was the Thornburg School that operated from 1910 until 1971 and is now the Community Center and home of the Crafton Children’s Corner offering child-care programs. The building was designed by architects Press Dowler from Crafton and Samuel McClarren from Thornburg, and built in three phases: left in 1910, center in 1912, right c. 1922.
1910 – Classes began with grades 1-8, from 20 – 70 students
1937 – Playground
1938 – Stage and auditorium in basement for Village Players & Community Club
1946 – Library
1966 – Joined Montour School District
1971 – Last classes; kindergarten/nursery sponsored by Community Club ended in 1983
1978 – Borough bought building from Montour District to become Community Center
1941
1910s – 1940s
Two Classrooms for Lower and Upper Grades
Running and Tricycle Races
1950s – 1960s
Five Classrooms for Lower, Middle, Upper Grades
Library for Books and Girls Sewing Classes
Basement Room for Boys Manual Training
1960 Lucy Ziel Retires
Drawing by Nancy Pace
2010
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School Stories videoSchool Stories video
Sylvia Wyatt RemembersSylvia Watt Remembers
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