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Preferred Citation

Orange County (Va.) Taylor District School Census, 1915. Local government records collection, Orange County (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of papers from Orange County Circuit Court under accession 45156.

Historical Information

Orange County, according to most accounts, was named for William of Orange, the Dutch prince who became William III of England in 1688. It is more probable, however, that the name honored William IV, prince of Orange-Nassau, who married Anne, eldest daughter of George II, in 1734-the year Orange County was formed from Spotsylvania County.

Scope and Content

Orange County (Va.) Taylor District School Census, 1915, contains an alphabetical list of families with school-age children living in the Taylor school district in Orange County in 1915. Each entry lists the name of a head of household and the name, age, and gender of each child in the household between the ages of 6 and 18. The census also indicates what children could not read. The school district was segregated by race and designated "white."

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Orange County (Va.) Public Schools. Taylor District.
• Orange County (Va.). Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• Literacy -- Virginia -- Orange County. County.
• Schools -- records and correspondence -- Virginia -- Orange County.
• Segregation in education -- Virginia -- Orange County.

Geographical Names:

• Orange County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Census records -- Virginia -- Orange County.
• Local government records -- Virginia -- Orange County.
• School records -- Virginia -- Orange County.

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