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Education

Education in Harpers Ferry and the Jefferson County, WV area, reflecting schools, teachers, and the region’s local educational history.

This topic appears in 27 indexed records between 1829 and 1966.
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1829 Earliest Record
1966 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026

Notes of Charles Town Academy & Its Founders

Leaves From the Bygone.In the year 1857 the late Rev. Nathaniel Green North wrote a series of interesting contributions to the SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON under the caption of “Notes on Jefferson County.” Among them was a […]
January 15, 1901
June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026

Notes of Jefferson County: The Academy and its Founders

NOTES ON JEFFERSON COUNTY.NO. 6 — The Academy and its Founders. Editors of the Spirit of Jefferson:As I expect, very soon, to bring these Notes to a close, it may be well to reiterate a few […]
March 24, 1857
May 15, 2026
May 15, 2026

Deed of Trust: Boerley to Lover

This Indenture made this 31st day of July 1846, between Thomas Burley, of the County of Jefferson and state of Virginia of the first part, Samuel Lover, of the said County and State, of the second […]
July 31, 1846
January 15, 2025
January 15, 2025

Winters Opens Colored School At Bakerton

HARPERS FERRY NEWSHarpers Ferry, W. Va., Nov. 8 — The community exhibit which took place at the colored school house Thursday and Friday of last week was quite a success. Everything available was displayed, such as […]
November 10, 1917
August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

A Visit to Bakerton

We had the occasion to visit the Bakerton neighborhood last week, and were pleased to find it full of life and energy. The large lime works there were running in full blast, and quite a thriving […]
July 28, 1896
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This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 5 records
1900s 3 records
1910s 3 records
1880s 3 records
1920s 2 records
1960s 2 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Education" across historical collections.

Moler
6 records
Flanagan
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Hill
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Engle
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Cockrell
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Washington
3 records
Worthington
3 records
Page
3 records
Carter
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Daniels
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Welsh
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Thompson
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