Germantown School
Germantown School was a two-room schoolhouse for white students located near the Wirtz community of Franklin County. The school was built with a concrete foundation, and it was heated with a stove. It did not have electricity, running water, or indoor restrooms. Eva Dudley, George Hunt, Elva Bowles, and Odella Wright were teachers at the school.
Students at Germantown School, 1932
Franklin County Historical Society
Some of the last names: Laymans, Kingerys, Angles, Boones, Montgomerys, Bowmans, Clements, Stanleys, and others
Students at Germantown School, 1937
Franklin County Historical Society
Germantown School, c. 1950s
Franklin County Historical Society
Germantown School, 2023
Photo by William B. Gibson
Germantown School (circled),
schoolhouse map of Franklin County,
Virginia State Planning Board, 1935
Germantown School (circled in black),
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1951