Little River Colored

Edited 8/18/2023

 

Opening and Closing

1924:  The County School Board voted to close Little River for the 1924/25 Academic Year. Source:  Emerick, Ruth. M. (1924). Minutes of the County School Board Meeting for March 17, 1924. Purcellville

Physical and Map Location

Petitions

Transportation

Walking was a common method of school transportation even before the creation of Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS).  It’s believed that students who lived within 3 miles of a school could walk from their home to school.  The figure at https://edwinwashingtonproject.org/s/ewp/item/31185 shows the location of the school with a circle representing the area from which students could have walked, back and forth from their home to the school.  Travel by horse was also used and could have extended the travel distance.   

History

Instructors

Insurance and Physical Description

 Insured by LCPS system in 1931 as a “colored” school in the Broad Run District.  See box 11 in EWP archives.