Vale School / Vale Community House
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flyingmoose
N 38° 53.457 W 077° 20.921
18S E 296299 N 4307297
Located at the intersection of Vale Road and Fox Mill Road.
Waymark Code: WM17WQ8
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/13/2023
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Vale School was built as a one-room public school ca. 1884. A second room was added in 1912. The school closed in 1931 when many small Fairfax County schools were consolidated. In 1934, women of this farming community formed Vale Home Demonstration Club, affiliated with Virginia’s Cooperative Extension Service. In 1935, Vale Club received permission to turn the abandoned schoolhouse into a community house. The first neighborhood fair was held in 1936 and the first 4-H Club organized in 1937. By 1938, Vale Club had raised $270 and purchased the property, which members later described as “a place to tie to.”
Marker Title: Vale School / Vale Community House
Marker Location: Historic Building
County or Independent City: Fairfax
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: The Fairfax County History Commission
Marker Number: Not listed
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