Whitmell in Pittsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Whitmell School

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 8, 2017

1. Whitmell School Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1878 as a two- room school and named for state senator Whitmell P. Tunstall, in 1918 the Whitmell Farm-Life School became the first rural consolidated school in Pittsylvania County. Sarah Archie Swanson Beverley, who between 1916 and 1951 taught here and served as principal, believed that “the country school must be the center of community life.” Under her leadership, Whitmell School attained that goal as a model progressive school. In 1920, the national Conference on Rural Education and Country Life was held here, followed in 1923 by the Virginia Rural Life Conference, which Gov. E. Lee Trinkle and U.S. Sen. Carter Glass addressed.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number U-38.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 36° 42.372′ N, 79° 31.423′ W. Marker is in Whitmell, Virginia, in Pittsylvania County. It is at the intersection of Whitmell School Road (County Route 750) and Sunset Drive (County Route 703), on the left when traveling south on Whitmell School Road. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 2168 Whitmell School Road, Dry Fork VA 24549, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia,

specifically in the Piedmont,

and in Southside Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Berry Hill (approx. 7 miles away); Bright-Leaf Tobacco Barns (approx. 8.4 miles away); Beavers Tavern (approx. 8.7 miles away); Pro Patria (approx. 8.7 miles away); Flag Flying In Memory Of (approx. 8.7 miles away); In Memory of All American Veterans (approx. 8.7 miles away); Callands (approx. 8.8 miles away); Garden of Peace (approx. 8.8 miles away).

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Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 8, 2017

2. Whitmell School Marker

Whitmell Farm-Life School and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 8, 2017

3. Whitmell Farm-Life School and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,523 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.