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Hill Grove School
Hill Grove School is a historic school for African American children located at Hurt, Virginia, Hurt, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was built in 1915, and is a small, simple single-story, weatherboarded, light-frame building on a fieldstone foundation, with a low-pitched side-gable roof. It features a single-bay, tin-covered, shed roof porch supported by two-by-four lumber over the entrance. The school closed in the early 1960s. an''Accompanying four photos''/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. References African-American history of Virginia School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia School buildings completed in 1915 Buildings and structures in Pittsylvania County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Pittsylvania County, Virginia 1915 establishments in Virginia {{PittsylvaniaCountyVA-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurt, Virginia
Hurt is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. Population was 1,304 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Danville, Virginia Danville, Virginia metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The community bears the name of Colonel John R. Hurt, an early citizen. Hill Grove School and Locust Hill (Hurt, Virginia), Locust Hill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km2), all of it land. The sole major road to go through the town is U.S. Route 29, via a business spur that also goes through Altavista, Virginia, Altavista; the main road bypasses both towns to the west. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,276 people, 541 households, and 385 families living in the town. The population density was 487.2 people per square mile (188.0/km2). There were 592 housing units at an ave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |