Pleasant Grove School #34

From 1886 Building survey:
This house is frame and owned by the district and is located on the west side of the Valley Turnpike two miles south of Mt. Crawford and adjoining the Pleasant Grove church lot. Has one outhouse 1/4 acre land attached acquired by purchase. Height of house 18 feet one story and one room with 7 windows, eighteen light 10 x 12" glass with window blinds. Size of room 22 x 28. Ceiling 12 feet high. Has no ventilation. Room contains 18 desks, one teacher's desk, one bench, one stove and seven yards blackboard.

House was built in the year 1876

Cost of land $ 20.00
Cost of house and furniture $325.00
$345.00

deterioration on $325
1 1/2% per annum $ 45.75

value $296.25

Inventory of furniture
18 wooden desks and one teachers desk @1.50 $28.50
One bench .50 and stove 8.00 $8.50
$37.00

The Pleasant Grove schoolhouse burned during the session of 1903-04 and was apparently rebuilt immediately.

Some early teachers at Pleasant Grove:
1885-86 R.J. Wise
1891-92 Nelia Sites
1903-04 Oliver Heatwole
1908-09 David L. Foley

1909-10 Ruth Funkhouser

Teachers 1914-1927
1914-15 Edwina Furry
1915-16 David L. Foley
1916-17 David L. Foley
1917-18 Lady Wagner
1918-19 Bertha Pence
1919-20 (unknown)
1920-21 Hazel Maiden
1921-22 Orpha M. Hess
1922-23 Edythe Garber
1923-24 Lillian Reid
1924-25 Mary G. Chapman
1925-26 Jean Carroll

On May 11, 1926, the Rockingham County School Board voted to close the Grove School.

On June 8, 1926, the Board voted to re-consider as a family with six children moved into the community. They appointed Lela Bricker as teacher.

On May 10, 1927, the Board voted again to close the school. On November 12, 1929, they voted to sell the Grove building and lot.


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