Old School Royalty-Free Stock Photography

The first record of a school in Coram is found in 1811 when Dr. Samuel Norton purchased the meetinghouse used for a schoolhouse. It stood in the triangle in front of what is now the Methodist Church. The original school was taken apart and used in the construction of a home. In 1813 the Town of Brookhaven was divided into school districts. The boundaries laid out were measured by the distance