Black Creek Pioneer Village is an historic site in Toronto, Ontario, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Finch intersection. It overlooks the Black Creek. Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... York University (YorkU) is a large comprehensive university, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... There are a few places named Black Creek: In the United States: Black Creek, New York Black Creek, North Carolina Black Creek, Wisconsin Black Creek (town), Wisconsin Black Creek Township, Missouri Black Creek Township, North Carolina Black Creek Township, Ohio Black Creek Township, Pennsylvania In Canada: Black Creek Pioneer Village...

The "pioneer" village consists of over forty historic 19th century buildings, decorated in the style of the 1860s with period furnishings. Besides the Historical Interpreters and Craftspeople housed in the restored buildings, the site also features historical reenactments and visiting artisans. Buildings include period houses, The Original Stong Family farm buildings, a water-powered grist mill, a general store, a blacksmith shop along with over 10 other trades buildings, a hotel, and a one-room schoolhouse. A core of buildings built by the Stong family are on their original sites, while others have been moved in from across Southern Ontario. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Reenactors of the American Civil War Historical reenactment is an activity in which participants recreate some aspects of a historical event or period. ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ... Watermill of Braine-le-Château, Belgium (XII th century. ... A general store is usually a retailer located in a small town or in a rural area with a broad selection of merchandise crammed into a relatively small space. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging, usually on a short-term basis. ... Williamson School was a one-room school in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland and Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Categories: Canada geography stubs | Ontario ...

The village is a regular destination for field trips by schoolchildren from the Greater Toronto Area. A field trip is typically a journey by a group of people performing research on a topic to a place away from their normal environment. ... The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada and is centred around the fifth largest city in North America, Toronto, after Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. ...

It is operated by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.

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