Osprey got its name not from the bird, but from one of Admiral Collingwood’s sailing ships. Feversham was founded during the 1850s and was originally called “Hungry Hollow”.

1. Osprey Museum 315 Mill Bridge Road

A hotel owned by John McCormick was originally on this site. It burned down in 1901 and the lot was purchased by Mrs. Thomas Poole. A Salvation Army Church was erected in 1903, serving the commu- nity until March 1995. The building was then donated to Osprey Museum.

2. Burns Presbyterian Church 104 Peel Street

Feversham’s founder, Edward Horton, donated 2 acres of land for a PresbyterianChurch. In 1862 several local families
were responsible for the building of the wood frame Church. They named it after Robert Burns of Knox College.

3. Church of Nazarene 334 Mill Bridge Road

This cement block church was built in 1924 and opened for services in 1925. The congregation was known as Gospel
Workers. The name changed to the Church of Nazarene in the 1940s.

4. The Flour, Oat and Saw Mill

Edward Horton built the grist mill in the early 1860s. After his death in 1864, it was sold to Arthur McRoberts. Later the mill became a co-op owned and run by local farmers shareholders. The frame grist mill burned in 1904 and was rebuilt in 1905 as a stone structure. In 1978 the mill was destroyed by fire. The metal shed there has no milling equipment.

5. Old Methodist Cemetery Con 9 Pt. Lot 16

Edward Horton, founder of Feversham, is buried in this cemetery. He was born in 1812 and died January 16, 1864. A little log church existed here for a number of years but was later abandoned. Horton’s two sons moved to Western Canada after his death.

6. Feversham School S.S. #7 115 River Road

7. The General Store 137 River Road

This store has existed as a general store and post office for close to a century. The mural on the west wall was added recently and depicts the grist mill which once existed in Feversham.

8. Sideroad School S.S. #5 414367 Road 41B

A wooden frame school was built around 1874 and served until 1914 when the present brick school was built on the same site. It was used until 1965 and is now a private residence.

9. Maxwell Union Cemetery 453966 Grey Rd 2

Maxwell was founded around 1860 and was originally called Charleston. This cemetery has no sign.

10. Maxwell School S.S. #9 453964 Grey Road 2

Osprey School Section 9 was established in 1861. The first school was built next to where the Church of England now stands. Fire destroyed the school in 1865 and a new school was built in its present location. The school was wired for electrical lights in 1948. The school closed in 1965. It is now a private home.

11 Red Brick School S.S. #3 553763 Road 55

12. Hatherton School S.S. #11 12 328206 3rd Concession

Hatherton was named by a government employee from Ireland who set up the post office. The school was built in 1904. A few years later the walls of the school needed support and cement piers were installed. In 1965 the school was closed. It is now a private residence.

13. Hatherton Cemetery Conc. 3, Pt. Lot 30

William Hicks donated the land for this cemetery which was located across from the Orange Hall in Hatherton. It was abandoned around 1900.

14. Rock Hill Pioneer Cemetery 354428 Osprey-Artemesia Townline

15. Rob Roy United Church 469487 Grey Road 31

Rob Roy was established in 1868. It was named for Rob Roy McGregor a Scottish Chieftain. This church was built 1877 at “Bristow’s Hill”. The property was obtained from Gilbert and Sarah Morrison Currie. Until that time church services were held in private homes.

16. Rob Roy School S.S. #10: 16 634632 Pretty River Road

The first school was a log building on lot 30 Concession 12. It served the local community from 1860 to 1880. A new school was built in 1880 on Lot 30 Concession 13 and had an enrolment of about 80 students. This building burned down in the spring of 1889. It was replaced by the present brick school in the fall of the same year. The school closed its doors in 1965 and was used by the community as a meeting hall. In 1992, it became an Osprey Museum site.

17. Buckingham Methodist Church and Cemetery

Lady Bank was tiny, with a post office and school, but no store. A church was built in 1903.