Bluemont in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Snickersville Academy
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 11, 2020
1. The Snickersville Academy Marker
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The Snickersville Academy. . Across the road, the path leads to the Snickersville Academy, Bluemont's first school and church. In 1825 Amos and Elizabeth Clayton sold, for a "consideration" of $1, one-half acres of land to five neighbors acting as trustees. They built a log structure and hired a teacher, setting tuition at $3 per semester. It was a "Free Church" until Bluemont's stone church was built around 1851. It served as a school through the turmoil of the Civil War, briefly becoming a public school in 1870, until the multi-classroom Mountain Shadow School opened in 1872 on Snickersville Turnpike.
Across the road, the path leads to the Snickersville Academy, Bluemont's first school and church. In 1825 Amos and Elizabeth Clayton sold, for a "consideration" of $1, one-half acres of land to five neighbors acting as trustees. They built a log structure and hired a teacher, setting tuition at $3 per semester. It was a "Free Church" until Bluemont's stone church was built around 1851. It served as a school through the turmoil of the Civil War, briefly becoming a public school in 1870, until the multi-classroom Mountain Shadow School opened in 1872 on Snickersville Turnpike.
Location. 39° 6.687′ N, 77° 50.106′ W. Marker is in Bluemont, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is on Snickersville Turnpike (Virginia Route 734) just west of Clayton Hall Road ( Route 760). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 33679 Snickersville Turnpike, Bluemont VA 20135, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 644 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
