Goochland in Goochland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Second Union School

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 6, 2010

1. Second Union School Marker

Inscription. Second Union School, which operated until 1959 is the oldest-surviving of the 10 Rosenwald schools built in Goochland County. The African American community and Goochland County contributed funds to the building. Constructed in 1918, the building is a one-story, two-room, two-teacher-plan school with a brick interior chimney on the rear wall. Original chalkboards survive in both rooms. The school is among 5,000 built using money and plans from the Julius Rosenwald Fund in 15 states including 367 in Virginia.

Erected 2007 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA-12.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 37° 45.918′ N, 78° 3.155′ W. Marker is in Goochland, Virginia, in Goochland County. It is on Hadensville-Fife Road (Virginia Route 606) north of Chimney Springs Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2843 Hadensville-Fife Road, Goochland VA 23063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow

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flies: George's Tavern Crossroads (approx. 2.1 miles away); Elk Hill (approx. 2.6 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 6 miles away); Point of Fork (approx. 6.3 miles away); Central High School (approx. 6.9 miles away); Campaign of 1781 (approx. 7 miles away); a different marker also named Point of Fork (approx. 7 miles away); Rassawek (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goochland.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Elk Hill (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932). Sears Archive (Submitted on June 7, 2010.)

2. Second Union School. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on November 5, 2021.)

Hadensville-Fife Rd (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 6, 2010

2. Hadensville-Fife Rd (facing north)

Second Union Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 6, 2010

3. Second Union Baptist Church

Second Union School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 6, 2010

4. Second Union School

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,103 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 6, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.