Towers School
N 39° 16.832 W 080° 20.255
17S E 557132 N 4348117
Built in 1894 and named in honor of Reverend George Towers, graduate of Oxford, England who was a teacher at Randolph Academy.
Waymark Code: WMG54N
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2013
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Towers School
Built in 1894 and named in honor of Reverend George Towers, graduate of Oxford, England who was a teacher at Randolph Academy. The Academy authorized by the Virginia Assembly in 1787, stood just to the east and was the principal regional school from 1795 to 1843. The Northwestern Virginia Academy, incorporated by the Virginia Legislature in 1842, occupied this site from 1843 - 1893.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Towers School
Marker Location: 2nd street and Hewes Ave
County or Independent City: Clarksburg, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History, 1980
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