Mt. Crawford was one of the early graded schools in Rockingham County. The original building was constructed in the early 1870s and was a two-room school located near the center of Mt. Crawford on the Valley Pike. From 1877-79, H. Sheffey Roller was listed as Principal at Mt. Crawford and the school was reported to have two teachers and 78 pupils. By 1883, the school had grown to three teachers and 140 pupils. In 1883 a new four-room frame building was constructed on a lot south of the German Reformed Church on the west side of the Valley Pike. The school is shown in the Mt. Crawford map in Lake's 1885 Atlas of Rockingham County.This building served the community until 1918 when land was purchased a short distance north of the original school and a four-room brick school was built. The school was built by Harrisonburg builder J. Holmes Moore at a cost of about $12,000. The building was ready for occupancy by Christmas of 1918 even though it was not completely finished. The new school at Mt. Crawford continued to serve the community until 1956, when the school was closed and the students transported to Bridgewater. Superintendent's State Reports for Graded Schools provide an interesting picture of the growth and development of the Mt. Crawford School
Year Principal # teachers enrollment
1877-78 H. Sheffey Roller 2 78
1878-79 H. Sheffey Roller 2 77
1879-80 D. R. Baldwin 2 70
1880-81 M. Lindon 2 105
1881-82 M. Lindon 3 105
1882-83 George H. Hulvey 3 140
1883-84 George H. Hulvey 4 135
1884-85 George H. Hulvey 4 152
1885-86 George H. Hulvey 4 146 (George H. Hulvey was appointed County Superintendent of Schools in 1886)
1886-87 J. P. Mauzy 4 142
1887-88 J. P. Mauzy 4 151
1888-89 J. P. Mauzy 4 134
1889-90 T. J. O'Neill 4 135
1890-91 T. J. O'Neill 4 131
1891-92 O. C. Hulvey 4 145
1893-94 O. C. Hulvey 4 133
1894-95 D. I. Suter 4 134
Teachers known to have taught at Mt. Crawford are:
1890-91 T. J. O'Neill, Nannie Alexander, Maggie Kagey, Bettie Bush
1900-01 L. C. Fultz, Cora Robinson, Sallie Hulvey
1905-06 J. D. Dunivan, Ella Hinton, Cora Robinson
1909-10 J. W. Roadcap, Stella Keller
1911-12 David R. Crider, Alice Lewin, Etta Lewin
1912-13 J. S. H. Good, Ruth McGahey, Annie Good, Linnie Whetzel
1913-14 J. S. H. Good, Mary Alexander, Annie Good, Linnie Whetzel
1914-15 J. S. H. Good, Mary Alexander, Ruth Alexander, Laura Kremer
1915-16 J. A. Mercer, G. L. Miller, Myrtle Bauserman, Myrtle Earman
1916-17 Frank R. Coffman, Lucille Shoemaker, Ruth Alexander, M. Henderson
1917-18 Frank R. Coffman, Laura Kremer, Ruth Alexander, Maude Whitmer Coffman
1918-19 J. S. H. Good, Jessie Andrew, Dena Layman, Olive Flory
1919-20 Lucy J. Witherow, Jessie Andrew, Dena Layman, Olive Flory, Helen Drury
1920-21 Lucy J. Witherow, Raymond Thompson, Lillian Moore, Olive Flory, Ella Miller
1921-22 Lucy J. Witherow, Elizabeth Eutsler, Clara Stinebuck, Olive Flory, Annie Kersh
1922-23 Leroy Miller, Elizabeth Eutsler, Ella Reeves, Olive Flory, Annie Kersh
1923-24 Ralph J. Kirby, Patience Cline, Virginia Chapman, Olive Flory, Annie Kersh
1924-25 Ralph J. Kirby, Patience Cline, Janie Miller, Annie Kersh, Ruth P. Showalter
1925-26 Ralph J. Kirby, Patience Cline, Mary Funkhouser, Ethel Shipman, Mary Cline
1926-27 Ralph J. Kirby, Patience Cline, Janie Miller, Annie Kersh, Ruth P. Showalter
1927-28 Paul G. Kline, Elsie Taylor, Christine Bolton, Ruth P. Showalter
1928-29 B. F. Good, Margaret Early, Christine Bolton, Ruth P. Showalter
1929-30 B. F. Good, John H. Will, Eleanor Good, Christine Bolton, Ruth P. Showalter
1930-31 Theodore Mundy, John H. Will, Christine Bolton, Ruth P. Showalter
1931-32 Theodore Mundy, John H. Will, Christine Bolton, Mary M. Thrasher
1932-33 Theodore Mundy, John H. Will, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1933-34 Theodore Mundy, Robert M. Flory, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1934-35 Theodore Mundy, Robert M. Flory, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1935-36 Theodore Mundy, Robert M. Flory, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1936-40 (four sessions) Charles P. Graham. Dwight L Estep, Eleanor Good, Mary M.Thrasher
1940-42 (two sessions) Dwight L. Estep, Fannie C. Moore, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1942-43 Dwight L. Estep, Geneva G. Whitmore, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1943-44 Dwight L. Estep, Veda C. Liskey, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1944-46 (two sessions) Dwight L. Estep, Tressie V. Myers, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1946-47 Dwight L. Estep, Juanita L. Way, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1947-48 Dwight L. Estep, Oather B. Smith, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1948-49 Dwight L. Estep, Mrs. Jessie E. Shank, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1949-52 (three sessions) Dwight L. Estep, Juanita L. Way, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1952-53 Joseph A. Hall, Stockton E. Powers, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1953-54 Joseph A. Hall, Mrs. Herbert B. Bowman, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
1954-56 (two sessions) John R. Phalen, Mrs. Herbert B. Bowman, Eleanor Good, Mary M. Thrasher
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