Pine Grove School

Pine Grove School was a one-room schoolhouse for white students in the Gill’s Creek district of Franklin County. It was built on a concrete foundation, and it was heated with a stove. The building did not have electricity, running water, or indoor restrooms. It opened to students in 1935. Clara Layman was a teacher at the school.

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