The African-American Schools of Louisa County
Former African-American Schools
in Louisa County, Virginia

Ferncliff

Location: Just west of Rt. 208 and Rt. 250 near the Goochland County line
Number of rooms: 1
Year Constructed: 1924
Year Closed:
Building Still Exists: no

In 1948, Ferncliff was owned by the county and had an enrollment of 44 students.

From: A Survey of Negro Education in Louisa County, Paul Everett Behrens, 1949. University of Virginia Special Collections (Master's Thesis)

 

 

 

Please help us gather more information about the Ferncliff school. We are seeking first person narratives, photographs and written accounts about the school. If you have information to share, please contact the
Louisa County Historical Society. Email: info@louisaheritage.org

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Funding for this project was provided by The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and
The Louisa County Historical Society