Cook’s Knob

Cook’s Knob School was a one-room schoolhouse for black students located in the Blackwater district of Franklin County. The school was built with a stone foundation, and it was heated with a stove. It did not have electricity, running water, or indoor restrooms. Chappie Goode and William A. Bond were teachers at the school.

Cook’s Knob School (circled),
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1925

Cook’s Knob School (circled),
topographical map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1927

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

Cook’s Knob School (circled),
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1944