The Oak Shade school was located about one and one-half miles
northwest of Good's Mill on the Lawyer Road. It was a one-room frame
structure built in 1875. The building replaced a log structure that
predated the public school system and was located on the Jacob
Showalter farm. The new building was constructed near the old log
building. The school is located and named in Lake's 1885 Atlas of
Rockingham County. The building was constructed by W. F. Hudlow of
Port Republic who, along with his partner, Frank Gentry, had the new
building ready for the fall of 1875. In 1885, in order to provide a
more central location, the building was moved to a location on the
same farm but closer to Good's Mill.
Teachers known to have taught at Oak Shade include:
Willie Wampler
Jefferson Armstrong (1890-91, 1893-94)
Callie Bowman
Nealie Wampler
When the new Victory Hill Academy opened early in 1909, the Oak Shade
school was closed. The house and lot were sold to J. R. Bowman, Jr.
on June 5, 1909 for the sum of $59 for the land and $34.30 for the
schoolhouse.
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