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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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August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024

Enumeration of Shepherdstown School District

The last enumeration of children between 6 and 16 years of age in Shepherdstown school district, which includes seven sub-districts, was 604. There were enrolled in September in the seven schools of this district 415 out […]
October 16, 1895
August 13, 2024
August 13, 2024

Delightful Entertainment at Oak Grove School House

Delightful Entertainment at Oak Grove School House, Near Harper’s Ferry.The recent closing exercises of the Oak Grove public school, so efficiently and satisfactorily taught by Mr. Jesse A. Engle the past three years, were of an […]
July 2, 1885
May 1, 2024
May 1, 2024

New School Under Construction at Bakerton

A comfortable new public school building of three rooms is being constructed at Bakerton, and the contractors hope to have it completed by the first of October. It is being built of hollow tiles, and is […]
September 9, 1921
December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023

Student Decline Closes Bakerton School

Student Decline Closes Bakerton School CHARLES TOWN, W. Va. — The Jefferson County Board of Education has decided to close the Bakerton Elementary School. Bakerton students will be sent to Harpers Ferry Elementary School. Reportedly this […]
July 29, 1966
December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023

Funds Voted, M. D. Welsh, Jr. Correspondent

Funds Voted.M. D. WELSH, JR.Tri-State Correspondent CHARLES TOWN, W. Va. — Authorization of expenses incurred by the special school bond election Tuesday and funds for remodeling the Page Jackson school building were voted Wednesday night by […]
March 10, 1966
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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
6 records
Hill
4 records
Engle
4 records
Cockrell
4 records
Washington
3 records
Worthington
3 records
Page
3 records
Carter
3 records
Daniels
3 records
Welsh
3 records
Thompson
3 records
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