Harmony School

Harmony School was a one-room schoolhouse for white students near the Gill’s Creek area 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. Annie Newbill was a teacher at the school.

Students and teacher at Harmony School, c. 1930s
Blue Ridge Institute and Museum


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