Springdale
began as a one room school house in 1855.
In
1895 there was a girl's entrance and a boy's entrance.
A
new school was built in 1904 (pictured below)
and the original school was moved and became part
of the second story of a house now standing on
Weed Hill Avenue.
Children
used to take the trolley up Hope Street to get
to school.
In
the 1800's children used to play a game called
"Kitty Over" at recess. One team would
throw the ball over the building and if someone
from the other side caught it before it bounced,
he ran around and tried to tag someone to bring
him back to his side. The game continued until
no one was left on one side.
Click on photos below to see larger
versions.
Old
and new schoolhouses circa 1904
Springdale School Students in front of
their new school circa 1905
*Photos courtesy
of the book Springdale Remembered: 1640-1949
by Rosemary H. Burns Published by the Stamford
Historical Society, 1982
