Dillard’s Fork School
Dillard’s Fork School, also known as Dittard Fork School, was a one-room schoolhouse for black students in the Truevine area of Franklin County. It was built on a stone foundation and it was heated with a stove. It did not have electricity, running water, or indoor bathrooms.
Dillard’s Fork School, 1935
Archie G. Richardson papers, Special Collections
Virginia State University
Dillard’s Fork School, 2023
Photo by William B. Gibson
Dillard’s Fork School (circled),
schoolhouse map of Franklin County,
Virginia State Planning Board, 1935