Six older students at Spruce School. Teacher was Ruth Blackhurst. In the picture: Bob Nelson, Oneda Powers, Barbara Nelson and Butch Cousins. The lumber town of Spruce was on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va.
Allen Blackhurst, at the podium, speaking at the closing of Cass Grade School in 1970. Seated behind him on the stage, left to right: Mr. Ruckman, principal; Dr. Roland P. Sharp; Mack Brooks, former County Supt. Of Schools; Pearl Carter Ward; Virgil…
Large group of children in front of an unidentified school near Cass, W.Va. Seated on ground: 3rd from left - Ted Blackhurst. 4th from right - Warren Tweerd" Blackhurst. 5th from right - George Victor Blackhurst. They are the children of Rev. Harry…
Students and teacher, Mamie Orndorff, at Oak Grove School in Green Bank, W.Va. Back row, left to right: Pearley Sheets, Claudia Galford, Laura Fitzgerald, Myrtle Sheets, Margie Wooddell, Crystal Ashford, Olive Mann, Miss Mamie Orndorff (Brown)…
Group photo taken at Arbovale School in Arbovale, W.Va. About 1912. Back Row left to right: O.G. Arbogast,Pearl Arbogast,Don Nicholas,Nora Burns (teacher),Irb Beard,Jo Riley,Amy Burns,Cordie Beard,Amy Riley. Middle Row left to right: D.O. Woods,Bob…
Students and Teachers playing during recess at Pleasant Green School. Located on Seebert Lane near Hillsboro, W.Va. Colored school, Often referred to as Seebert Lane School. Lewis Hines photographs from Library of Congress (nclc.04341)
Old Watoga School, photographed in 2010, stands in what was the old lumber town of Watoga, near Seebert and Watoga State Park. Was sold to Watoga Land Assn. after mill closed and changed to school for black students. Closed in 1942.
Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, W.Va. Successor of the Latin Grammar School and the Academy. Opened in September 1912, closed for consolidation in 1970 and later torn down..
Group photo of students and teachers in front of Harper School on Burnside Road near Beard and Denmar, W.Va. Teacher in the photo is Georgia Ann Baxter (Harper) who taught there from 1902 to 1904.Harper School was built about 1880 and closed about…
Large group of people in front of the Verdant Valley school near Fairview in the Edray District of Pocahontas County, W.Va. School is a hand-hewn log structure with shake shingles and small addition off to the right.
Postcard of Marlinton Grade School when it was built in 1906. Mailed from Academy, W.Va. Handwritten note in pencil around outside of photo. Marlinton Methodist Church can be seen in background. School closed in 1968.