Fork Mountain School

Fork Mountain School was a one-room schoolhouse for white students in the Snow Creek district of Franklin County. The school was built on a stone foundation, and it was heated with a stove. The building did not have electricity, running water, or indoor restrooms. Mayshie Luke and C. C. Ramsey were teachers at the school. Note that a nearby school for black students was also called Fork Mountain School.

Fork Mountain School (circled),
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1925


Fork Mountain School (circled),
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1927


Fork Mountain School (circled),
schoolhouse map of Franklin County,
Virginia State Planning Board, 1935


Fork Mountain School (circled),
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1944