Oak Ridge School

Oak Ridge 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. Valeria Whitlow and Sarah E. Ramsey were teachers at the school.

Oak Ridge School, c. 1930s
Franklin County Historical Society


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


Oak Ridge School (circled)
topographical map of Franklin County
United States Geological Survey, 1927


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