King and Queen Court House in King and Queen County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Eastern View Schoolhouse

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021

1. Eastern View Schoolhouse Marker

Inscription. Originally constructed and located at Eastern View Farm, near Owenton, King and Queen County, Virginia. Constructed about 1870 and used first as a private and then a public school until about 1903. The last remaining log schoolhouse in King and Queen County. Donated by Marian Minor, owner of Eastern View Farm. Moved to the present site and rehabilitated by community volunteers in 2004.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 37° 40.142′ N, 76° 52.695′ W. Marker is in King and Queen Court House, Virginia, in King and Queen County. It is on Court House Landing Road (Virginia Route 655) 0.1 miles south of Allens Circle ( Route 681), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 167 Court House Landing Rd, King and Queen Court House VA 23085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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: Carriage House (a few steps from this marker); County Clerks Office Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Trice Mill Stones (within shouting distance of this marker); King and Queen County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); World Wars I and II Memorial (within shouting

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distance of this marker); James Horace Carter Lynched (approx. 0.2 miles away); Newington (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mattapony Church (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in King and Queen Court House.

The Eastern View Schoolhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021

2. The Eastern View Schoolhouse

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.