Black Creek Pioneer Village

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Black Creek Pioneer Village is an historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection. It overlooks Black Creek, a tributary of the Humber River.

The village is a recreation of life in 19th Century Ontario and gives an idea how Toronto might have looked in the early 1800s.

The "pioneer" village consists of over forty historic 19th century buildings, decorated in the style of the 1860s with period furnishings. Besides the Historical Interpreters and Craftspeople housed in the restored buildings, the site also features historical reenactments and visiting artisans. Buildings include period houses, The Original Stong Family farm buildings, a water-powered grist mill, a general store, a blacksmith's shop along with over 10 other trades buildings, a hotel, and a one-room schoolhouse. A core of buildings built by the Stong family are on their original sites, while others have been moved in from across Southern Ontario.

A few buildlings were moved from site across Toronto and some re-built.

The village is a regular destination for field trips by schoolchildren from the Greater Toronto Area.

It is operated by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.