Cole’s Creek School

Cole’s Creek School was a one-room schoolhouse for black students located in the Blackwater district of Franklin County. The school was built on a stone foundation, and it was heated with a stove. It did not have electricity, running water, or indoor restrooms. Laura Felton and Willie May Hayes were teachers at the school.

Cole’s Creek School (circled),
schoolhouse map of Franklin County,
Virginia State Planning Board, 1935


Cole’s Creek School, 2023
Photo by William B. Gibson


Cole’s Creek School, 2023
Photo by William B. Gibson


Cole’s Creek School, 2023
Photo by William B. Gibson


Cole’s Creek School, 2023
Photo by William B. Gibson