Dale City in Prince William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Bethel High School

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 24, 2006

1. Old Bethel High School Marker

Inscription. On this site once stood the first high school in eastern Prince William County. The original two-story wood frame building was built in 1914. Lightning struck and destroyed the school on June 12, 1927. It was rebuilt as a two-room brick elementary school on the same site. Bethel was the center of many rural activities which reflected the simple lifestyle of this farming community. On March 31, 1968, the school was rededicated as the Muriel Humphrey School for the Mentally Retarded and became the first such institution in eastern Prince William County with an educational program. The two-room brick school was razed on October 24, 1986.

Erected 1987 by Prince William County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 25.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Prince William County Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1991.

Location. 38° 39.291′ N, 77° 18.417′ W. Marker is in Dale City, Virginia, in Prince William County. It is on Smoketown Road east of Minnieville Road (Local Route 640), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodbridge VA 22193, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Bethel Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Russell House and Store (approx. ¼ mile away); Glascock Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Old Telegraph Road (approx. 1.3 miles away); William Grayson’s Grave (approx. 1.7 miles away); Revolutionary Soldiers Spence and William Grayson (approx. 1.8 miles away); Spence and William Grayson (approx. 1.8 miles away); Hilda Barg (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dale City.

Marker (Under Tree) at Mobil Lube Express image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 24, 2006

2. Marker (Under Tree) at Mobil Lube Express

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,924 times since then and 63 times this year. Last updated on October 3, 2023, by N. Jozsa of Woodbridge, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.