Early Colored School in Leesburg Virginia
This set of pages links to preliminary research on segregated schools that operated between 1865 and 1968. The left column contains white schools. For comparison, see the colored school in the right column. Note: Some towns only had a colored school, such as Hughesville, or perhaps just a white school as with Mountville.
Aldie
Aldie (white) old and new schools. Compare with Aldie (original colored school) and Bull Run (colored)
Arcola
Ashburn
Ashburn (white)
Ashburn Colored.
Bluemont
Bluemont White Schools
Bluemont Colored.
Hamilton
Hillsboro
Hughesville
There was only a colored school in this town, Hughesville Colored
Leesburg and Surroundings
Other white schools, forthcoming
Lincoln
Lovettsville
McGraw’s Ridge
McGraw’s Ridge also served white population of Conklin, which Pleasant Valley might also have.
Middleburg
Mountain Gap
White and Colored are described on the same page.
Mount Gilead Town ( 8 miles SW of Leesburg)
Mountville
Negro Mountain
Watson Mountain School (colored)
North Fork
Philomont
Philomont (white)
Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley (white)
Purcellville
Purcellville HS (white)
Carver (colored)
Emrick (white)
Round Hill
Round Hill (white)
Round Hill (colored)
Sunny Ridge (white)
Saint Louis
There was no white school. This was entirely an African-American community.
See Banneker (which remains in operation today as an integrated elementary school) and Saint Louis school.
Sterling
Sterling (white)
Sterling (colored)
Tankersville
Tankersville (white)
Taylorstown
Taylorstown (white)
Unison-Bloomfield
Unison-Bloomfield (white)
Unison (colored)
Waterford