Franklin, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Della Irving Hayden
(ca. 1855-1924)
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, May 25, 2023
1. Della Irving Hayden Marker
Inscription.
Della Irving Hayden. (ca. 1855-1924). Della I. Hayden, educator, was born into slavery in North Carolina and moved to Virginia with her mother after the Civil War. She attended a Freedmen's Bureau school and graduated from the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (later Hampton University) in 1877. She then served as a teacher and principal in Franklin and, for more than a decade, was "lady principal" of what is now Virginia State University. In 1904 Hayden founded the Franklin Normal and Industrial Institute to provide academic, agricultural, and industrial training to African American students. The school, renamed Hayden High School in her honor, moved into a new brick building here in 1953.
Della I. Hayden, educator, was born into slavery in North Carolina and moved to Virginia with her mother after the Civil War. She attended a Freedmen's Bureau school and graduated from the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute (later Hampton University) in 1877. She then served as a teacher and principal in Franklin and, for more than a decade, was "lady principal" of what is now Virginia State University. In 1904 Hayden founded the Franklin Normal and Industrial Institute to provide academic, agricultural, and industrial training to African American students. The school, renamed Hayden High School in her honor, moved into a new brick building here in 1953.
Erected 2019 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number U-133.)
Location. 36° 39.955′ N, 76° 55.477′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Virginia. Marker is on Oak Street, 0.1 miles north of Morton Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 580 Oak Street, Franklin VA 23851, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Battle of Franklin (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Blackwater Line
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
