Burnt Chimney School

Burnt Chimney School was a five-room schoolhouse located in the Union Hall district of Franklin County. It was built on a concrete foundation, and it was heated with a stove. The building did not have electricity, running water, or indoor restrooms. Ms. Hagler, J. B. Flora, Rhoda Price, Eva Cobbs, and Katie Bowman all served as teachers at the school.

Burnt Chimney School
August 1935
Library of Virginia


Burnt Chimney School
August 1935
Library of Virginia


Burnt Chimney School
August 1935
Library of Virginia


Burnt Chimney School
August 1935
Library of Virginia


Burnt Chimney School
August 1935
Library of Virginia


Students at Burnt Chimney High School, 1934
Franklin County Historical Society


Students at Burnt Chimney School, 1937
Mrs. Hagler’s 7th-grade class
Franklin County Historical Society


Students at Burnt Chimney School, 1937
Julie Sink, Irene Sink Scott, and Levone Sink Beard
Franklin County Historical Society


Burnt Chimney School (circled),
schoolhouse map of Franklin County,
Virginia State Planning Board, 1935