Front Royal in Warren County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Warren County High School and Massive Resistance
Erected 2010 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-22.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 18, 1959.
Location. 38° 54.97′ N, 78° 11.883′ W. Marker is in Front Royal, Virginia, in Warren County. Marker is on Luray Avenue, on the left when traveling west. In front of the Warren County Middle School, which use to be the High School mentioned in the marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 240 Luray Avenue, Front Royal VA 22630, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mosby's Men (approx. 0.2 miles away); Prospect Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Warren County Confederate Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Warren County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Warren County 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Warren County World War I & II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Warren County Korea & Vietnam Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Front Royal.
Regarding Warren County High School and Massive Resistance. Marker was dedicated on June 8, 2011 with some of the original 23 students mentioned in the marker present for the dedication. The names of these students are:
Warren County 23
Ann Rhodes Baltimore
Betty Kilby Fisher Baldwin
Joyce Henderson Banks
Louise Dean*
Suetta Dean Freeman
Cuetta Grier*
Frank Grier*
Fay Coleman Hoes
Barbara Jackson*
John Jackson*
Rebecca Fletcher Johnson
James M. Kilby
John F. Kilby
Charles Lewis
Elizabeth Dean Mitchell*
Archie Pines*
Matthew Pines
Dorothy Rhodes
Delores Coleman Sanford
Geraldine Rhodes Smith
Gwendolyn Baltimore Smith
Stephen Travis*
Mary Coleman Washington
eight of the 23 are now deceased, indicated by *
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,051 times since then and 104 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 10, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on June 20, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.