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Third Timberville Community School

 
 
Third Timberville Community School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 17, 2020
1. Third Timberville Community School Marker
Inscription.
This stone marks the site of the Third Timberville Community School 1887-1913, Timberville High School 1914-1952 and Timberville Elem. School 1952-1972. 100th Anniversary dedication August 2, 2014
"School days, school days; dear old golden rule days"

 
Erected 2014.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.
 
Location. 38° 38.402′ N, 78° 46.205′ W. Marker is in Timberville, Virginia, in Rockingham County. It is on High Street (County Road T-1504) just north of Church Street (State Route 617), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 197 Church St, Timberville VA 22853, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Commemorating the Second Timberville Community School (approx. 0.2 miles away); 19th c Millstone (approx. 0.2 miles away); Minnich's Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); WW II Observation Post No. 27 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Timberville Covered Bridge (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial
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(approx. 3.6 miles away); Like to Eat? (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Timberville.
 
Third Timberville Community School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 17, 2020
2. Third Timberville Community School Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jun. 21, 2026