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Bloomfield
Data as of 8/28/2017. Sections: 1) History and 2) Insructors
1) History of Bloomfield from Wikipedia: Bloomfield is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia.[1] It is situated at the intersection of Airmont (VA 719) and Bloomfield (VA 626) Roads. The town of Bloomfield was founded by the Virginia General Assembly on January 13, 1816. The town was named for fields of wildflowers along the Blue Ridge near the town. During the Civil War, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen J.E.B. Stuart biouvacked in Bloomfield during the Battle of Unison. Later in the war Col. Mosby and his Rangers visited the town to divide up $173,000 they had robbed from a Union payroll train in West Virginia during the Greenback Raid. The Ebenezer Baptist Churches were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[2]
Question: As of 11/11/2014, we don’t know if this school went by other names. TBD. We are also uncertain as to exact location.
2) Instructors
- 1895/96: Mr. John E. Fisher of Middleburg was the “colored” instructor who taught on a 3rd grade certificate. Source: Lists of Teachers, 1892-1975 (1896ColoredCombined Census of Colored Teachers 1895/96 – Done Dec 15, 1895), Richmond, Virginia, USA: Virginia Department of Public Instruction/Education.
- 1896/97: Mr. John E. Fisher was still teaching on a 3rd grade certificate. Source: Lists of Teachers, 1892-1975 (1897ColoredCombined Census of Colored Teachers 1896-97 – Done Dec 15, 1896), Richmond, Virginia, USA: Virginia Department of Public Instruction/Education.
Edited by Larry Roeder, MS, South Riding, Va 20152