Pigg River – The Vanishing Schools of Franklin County, VA

Pigg River School

Pigg River School was a one-room schoolhouse for white students that was located just west of Rocky Mount. Ethel Nash was one of the teachers.

Students at Pigg River School, c. 1930s
Blue Ridge Institute and Museum

Pigg River School (circled),
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1925

Pigg River School (circled),
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1927

Pigg River School (circled),
topographic map of Franklin County,
United States Geological Survey, 1944