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Rural Retreat High School (Va.)

 Organization

Historical Note

Rural Retreat High School is in Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia. The town was first settled in 1743. In 1887, Rural Retreat High School was founded and began as a two story building with three classrooms. Rural Retreat High School graduated its first two students in 1905. In 1961, a new high school building was completed, and additions were made in 1983.

External source:

"History of Rural Retreat", Rural Retreat High School, https://rrhs.wythe.k12.va.us/about

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Rural Retreat High School Educational Exhibit Book,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-004
Abstract

This collection contains a ledger book, circa 1914, containing academic work of students (math, history, and english). Each page includes the name and grade of the student, as well as the teacher.

Dates: c.1914

Rural Retreat High School Visiting Cards

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-144
Abstract

The Rural Retreat High School Visting Cards were made for students at the high school in Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia, around 1930. The collection include visiting cards and an original printing plate for a Miss Miriam K. Copenhaver. Other names on the cards include Bessie Louise Willard, Miss Edna E. Neff, Lewis A. Huddle, Garnett P. Miller, Mozelle Heldreth, and John A. Lindamood, Jr.

Dates: [ca. 1930]

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Subject
Education, Secondary 1