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Preferred Citation

Washington County (Va.) Attendance Records of Spring Creek School, Number 8, Goodson District, 1892-1898. Local government records collection, Washington County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court papers from Washington County and Accession Number 44413.

Historical Information

Washington County is the first locality in the United States known to have been named for George Washington. It was formed from Fincastle County in 1776, and a part of Montgomery County was added in 1777.

Created by an act of 1776, court first met on 18 January 1777. Minute books for the periods 1787-1819 and 1821-1837 and many loose papers were lost in a courthouse fire set by Union soldier James Wyatt on 15 December 1864 during the Civil War. Wyatt, who was raised in Washington County, sought revenge for what he claimed was a wrong done against him by a county court judge before the war.

Scope and Content

Washington County (Va.) Attendance Records of Spring Creek School, Number 8, Goodson District, 1892-1898 includes the records of the Monthly Attendance, statistical records about attendance, the subjects taught, and the number of pupils studying each subject. The book also contains the End of the Year Report for each year. Each school year began in month of September and ended in the month of January or the month of February.

Statistical information for the Monthly Attendance included information about the pupils by gender and total number of pupils for each category. The categories were: the number of pupils on the roll, the average daily attendance, days present at school, average age of pupils, number of pupils that entered during the month, number of pupils that dropped out during the month, the number of pupils over 21 years of age, and the number of pupils from other districts. A list of subjects that were taught was given and the number of students studying each subject was listed beside the subjects' name.

The End of the Year Report has a list of the names of the pupils, the district from which they came, their age, days present at school, and days absent. Also listed are the number of months and days taught during the school year. A list of the text books with their titles used by the pupils is given. There is a description of the school building, its size, whether it was rented or owned, number of rooms, size and pitch of the rooms, how it is heated, how ventilated, quantity of grounds attached, and list of furniture and other equipment used in the building.

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Related Material

Additional Washington County Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Washington County is one of Virginia's Lost Records Localities. Additional Washington County Court Records may be found in the Virginia Lost Records Localities Collection at the Library of Virginia. Search the Lost Records Localities Database found at the Library of Virginia web site.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Washington County (Va.) Board of District School Trustees
• Washington County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Education--Statistics--Virginia--Washington County.
• Public schools--Virginia--Washington County.
• Rural schools--Virginia--Washington County.

Geographical Names:

• Washington County(Va.)--History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Annual reports--Statistics--Virginia--Washington County.
• Attendance records--Virginia--Washington County.
• Education--Statistics--Virginia--Washington County.
• Local government records--Virginia--Washington County.
• Monthly reports--Virginia--Washington County.
• School records--Virginia--Washington County.
• Schools--Virginia--Washington County.

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