Stop 10 on the 2024 Bonnechere Valley Inspired Tour
4716 Opeongo Rd.
This historical log home was originally located on Wentland Road off Hwy. 41. This house was probably built there in the late 1800s when the land was patented to John McCormick on June 26, 1882. It was lived in until at least 1966.
It was purchased and moved to its present location, the municipally owned Opeongo Park, by the Sebastopol Heritage and Historical Society in 2004. It is a fitting spot as the original property owner was the first land agent responsible for the settling of the Opeongo, T.P. French. Up until the mid-1860s all Irish, German, Scottish, Polish and other settlers would have had to stop at land agent French’s office.
Within this historical building, the Sebastopol Heritage and Historical Society have carefully collected many artifacts, photos and information on the history of the former Sebastopol Township.
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