Surry Historical Society Classes
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October 14, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
The Surry Historical Society will present one-hour courses in town lore on successive Monday evenings on Oct 14 and 21. Each class begins at 7 pm at the Old Surry Village School at the corner of Toddy Pond Road and Route 172 in Surry. Classes are free, informal and open to all. Refreshments will be served.
The topic schedule is as follows:
• Oct. 14 – Surry/Ellsworth border dispute 1807; War of 1812; statehood 1820; tiger hunt 1850;-Civil War 1861; Gold Rush 1849; Surry mining; sea tragedy 1877.
• Oct. 21 – Centennial 1903; schools and churches; wharfs and shipyards; Surry Theater; Arbutus Grange.
For more information, call 667-4877 or visit surryhistoricalsociety.com.