Radford, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Former Site of Fred Wygal Elementary School

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 12, 2025

1. Former Site of Fred Wygal Elementary School Marker

Inscription. Former site of
Fred Wygal
Elementary School
serving
Afro-American
Students
1943-1966
Faculty
*John E. Casey 1943-1962
Leora K. Flanagan 1943-1965
*Ouida T. Haley 1943-1965
S. Elizabeth Lewis 1943-1966
*William J. Manning 1963-1965
Mary F. Montgomery 1964-1966
Sadie S. Wymns 1949-1963
*George B. Mills 1961-1966
Emma S. Alexander 1948-1949 Principal
Fred Wygal, Superintendent of Schools 1939-1942

Erected 1993.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 37° 7.14′ N, 80° 33.918′ W. Marker is in Radford, Virginia. It is at the intersection of Wadsworth Street and Allen Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Wadsworth Street. The marker is in front of Radford City Schools building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1612 Wadsworth St, Radford VA 24141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

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and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lovely Mount Tavern (approx. 0.7 miles away); Connelly's Run (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mary Draper Ingles Monument (approx. one mile away); Wildwood Pool (approx. 1.1 miles away); Radford People in History (approx. 1.2 miles away); Glencoe Mansion (approx. 1.2 miles away); Home Guards (approx. 1.3 miles away); Starnes (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Radford.

Also see . . . Plaque to Be Dedicated Sept. 12. Notice in the Roanoke Times of the plaque dedication

A plaque to commemorate the former Fred Wygal School, the city's last black elementary school which operated from 1943 until 1966, will be dedicated Sept. 12 at 2 p.m.

The building
Photographed by Mark Parker, June 12, 2025

2. Former Site of Fred Wygal Elementary School Marker looking south on Wadsworth Street
now houses the city's school administrative offices.

(Submitted on June 12, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Former Site of Fred Wygal Elementary School Marker looking north on Wadsworth Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 12, 2025

3. Former Site of Fred Wygal Elementary School Marker looking north on Wadsworth Street

Former Site of Fred Wygal Elementary School, now Radford City Schools administrative building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 12, 2025

4. Former Site of Fred Wygal Elementary School, now Radford City Schools administrative building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 12, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.