Top 3 Abandoned Places In Clearview Township

There are so many abandoned places in Clearview Township! This is a list of the top three abandoned places in Clearview Township. Browse through all abandoned places in Clearview Township

1. Creemore Jail

The Smallest Jail in North America. Also known as The Creemore Jail, Little Lock Up, the 3 cell jail was built in 1892 and closed in 1940. It served as a secure place for lawbreakers. For offences like drunkenness, disturbing the peace, thief and robbery, inmates were kept over night. 
Those charged with more serious crimes were held here until the next train transported them to the County Sheriff.
After Creemore incorporated as a Village in 1889, Constable Douglass Turner soon needed a lock-up. In 1882 this site by the Grand Truck Railway was purchased for $50.00 and James Clow built the building for $425.20. If the built the building in brick it would have cost $24.00 more. The jail not only jailed criminals, it occasionally provided social service. From the earliest years and especially in the 1930's depression "tramps" here found short term shelter and were fed at the towns expense.
In the 1940's, changing policing practices closed the jail. It reopened in the 60's as a tourist attraction. Although other places say they have the smallest jail in North America the Creemore Jail is conformed they have the smallest jail.
It is completely FREE to explore the Creemore Jail but donations are welcome. There is also a 1870's log cabin next door to the jail if you wish to explore it also. Building exteriors can be viewed anytime but if you wish to see inside please check with the Creemore Library on the same property for the hours. 165 Library St. Creemore, Ontario, Canada. The jail and log cabin have been both closed for the past 2 years during Covid-19.  Documentary/Short film here

2. Bethel Union Pioneer Cemetery

Bethel Union is a pioneer cemetery that is the final resting spot of both black and white settlers who lived in the Clearview Twp.area. Some 80 headstones dot the grounds and there are more than 100 unmarked graves beneath tall birch trees, containing the remains of blacks that once lived in the community.
Many buried in the cemetery are slaves or the descendents of slaves who came to Canada via the famous Underground Railway.Others had found there way here after the American Revoution and some following the Civil War, which finally resulted in the abolition of slavery.These freedom seekers migrated into what was the great pine forests of Old Sunnidale Township (now known as Simcoe County Forests) in search of work.One of the major employers of Blacks in the early years in this area was the Jacques & Hay Company, who operated lumber mills and a furniture factory in the Village of New Lowell.

Note:On one side of the grounds there is a Sign (Journey Into the Past) leading to a path into the forest to depict how it was back then.

Location:
2115-2415 (Aprox) Creemore Ave
Clearview, ON L0M 1N0

3. Ski Lodge

This cabin sits on the former site of where a Mr. John Sly lived back in the late 1800's. His original cabin had burnt to the ground. John used to log much of the Devil's Glen Gorge.
The cabin that is here now was brought over from a native homestead on Manitoulin Island to commemorate John Sly.
It is now used as a stopover (most likely to warm up) for cross country/snowshoe trail users as it sits off of a cross country trail in the Devil's Glen Provincial Park. Not much is in the cabin except a picnic table and engraved names all over the walls.
Very nice hiking trails! This can be found on the Bruce Trail.