The community was first settled by people of African descent beginning in 1784, originally as two separate settlements called West Settlement and the Grove. After several years of fundraising, a school was finally built to educate the community in 1932, enrolling seventeen children. Prior to the establishment of this school, the mostly African Nova Scotian community would have had no access to education.
The African-descended community first settled in 1784, initially as two separate settlements called West Settlement and the Grove. After years of fundraising, a school was built in 1932 to educate the community's children, who were mostly from Nova Scotia. Before this school, the community had no access to education.