Willow Brook
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Location: On Rt. 635 (West Chapel Road) about 1 mile south of Crewsville Road In 1948, this school was owned by the county and had an enrollment of 21 students. There were 30 usable books in its library From: A Survey of Negro Education in Louisa County, Paul Everett Behrens, 1949. University of Virginia Special Collections (Master's Thesis)
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"My name is Gloria S. Pugh Beasley. I went to Willow Brook Elementary School for a few years, graduating in May 1953, a month shy of my 13th birthday. The teacher was Miss Mary L. Dabney. Miss Dabney taught all the grades -- one thru seven. She was a wonderful teacher--not just a teacher but also a coach for the annual oratorical contests in which students from the various county schools competed in speech-making. I remember memorizing and delivering an oration entitled, "Being Physically Fit", and going all the way to the state finals in Charlottesville. I didn't win but I remember it being a wonderful, exciting experience." |
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