Irish Immigration to Avon – A Forerunner To An Incidence of Cultural Prejudice at the Pine Grove School House In West Avon, 1876 (Part 2)
Author: Janet M. Conner, Avon Historical Society (Part 1 was previously published on March 1.) History of the Pine Grove School House, Harris Road and West Avon Road, Avon, Connecticut The little, white painted school house, built in 1865, sits on its original foundation on the corner of Harris Road and West Avon Road in Avon, Connecticut. The word ‘quaint’ is all-encompassing when looking at this well-preserved historic relic. Other adjectives come to mind like ‘picturesque’, ‘charming’ and…
