Trout Run School (1921? - 1952)

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Trout Run School is a wood-frame structure that is hard to miss with its vibrant red foundation and blue tin roof. Grades 1st through 8th were taught from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM for seven months of the year. It closed in 1952 when it consolidated with Wardensville schools.

This is a project of the Hardy County Convention & Visitors Bureau in partnership with the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area AmeriCorps program and the West Virginia University Fulcrum Project.

Heritage Trail Project Coordinator: Shefa Nola Benoit

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Trout Run School is a wood-frame structure located on Trout Run Road just before the Virginia line on the right. It is a hard to miss building with its vibrant red foundation and blue tin roof.

Students in grades 1st through 8th walked to school every day for 7 months of the year. School was in session from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM and taught the usual subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Many schools relied on neighbors to supply water to the students. This usually meant students would carry a cooler from a nearby home back to the school. Trout Run School had its own well and hand pump which meant Trout Run students didn't have to carry their own water.

There were no extracurricular activities offered as part of the course offerings but Trout Run did have regular baseball events. The most common form of discipline was staying inside for recess.

Upon completing the 8th grade, if they wanted to continue their education, students would transfer to Wardensville High School. Eventually, all the grades would go into Wardensville when the school closed in 1952 due to consolidation.

Since closing, Trout Run School has been a private residence and is now owned by an outdoor nonprofit that makes these spaces available to their members.

Remembering...Early Hardy County, WV Schools; The 1976 Bicentennial Project compiled by: Suzanne Whitson