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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.

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Students at recess at the Spruce School in the lumber town of Spruce on Cheat Mountain above Cass, W.Va. Shows children, school, outhouse.

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Teacher Alice Blackhurst with her students at the Olive School near Durbin, W.Va. Ms. Blackhurst is at top right on the porch.

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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…

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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…

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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)…

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The Buffalo Mountain School which was located on the Jim and Joe Phillips Farm near Arbovale, W.Va.

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Panoramic photo of students and teachers in front of Green Bank Districk High School in Green Bank, W.Va.

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Large group of students in costume in a Marlinton High School Pageant. Photo taken in the high school gymnasium.

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Large group of students in a music class at Marlinton High School. Teacher, Edith May seated in center on the front row.

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Students and teacher at unknown school house. Possibly Green Hill School on Jerico Road near Campbelltown, W.Va.

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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)

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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.

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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..

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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…

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Students in front of the Buckeye School in Buckeye, W.Va. Shows playground.

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Grade School at Buckeye, W.Va. Shows children playing in the playground and old car parked at right.

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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.

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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.
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