Glade School

Glade School was a one-room schoolhouse for white 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. Eula Mae Edwards was a teacher at the school.

Glade School (circled)
topographical map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1925


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


Glade School, 2023
Photograph by William B. Gibson