Waynesboro, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Fishburne Military School
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2016
1. Fishburne Military School Marker
James Abbott Fishburne, an honor graduate of Washington College inspired by its president, Robert E. Lee, opened in 1879 with 24 students what eventually became Fishburne Military School. Staunton architectural firm T.J. Collins & Son designed the 1916-1922 barracks in the castellated Gothic style, the 1915 library (Virginia's second-oldest Carnegie library), and the 1940 gymnasium-administrative building. In Feb. 1919, the school adopted one of the nation's first Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs. Operated by the Fishburne-Hudgins Educational Foundation since 1951, the school is listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q-19.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Military. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1919.
Location. 38° 4.065′ N, 78° 53.396′ W. Marker is in Waynesboro, Virginia. It is at the intersection of South Wayne Avenue
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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 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 walking distance of this marker: Waynesboro (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Waynesboro (approx. 0.2 miles away); River Crossings & Bridges (approx. Ό mile away); Ecology of the South River (approx. 0.3 miles away); William H. Harman Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mercury and the South River (approx. 0.3 miles away);
Photographed by Jim Wilson, February 26, 2011
2. Fishburne Military School Marker
Also see . . .
1. Fishburne Military School. Website homepage (Submitted on March 15, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. Fishburne Military School. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 30, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional keywords. JROTC; Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps; JMS
Photographed by Jim Wilson, March 14, 2011
3. Fishburne Military School Campus
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2016
4. Fishburne Military School Campus
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2016
5. Administration Building, Fishburne Military School
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2016
6. Hobby-Hudgins Hall, Fishburne Military School
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2016
7. Barracks, Fishburne Military School
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2011, by Jim Wilson of Waynesboro (Independent City), Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,499 times since then and 90 times this year. Last updated on May 13, 2026, by Levi Jesse Williams of Waynesboro, Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on June 13, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on March 14, 2011, by Jim Wilson of Waynesboro (Independent City), Virginia. 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 13, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
