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Home Virginia Prince William County Manassas Historical Markers Ruffner Public School Number 1--July 20, 1872

Ruffner Public School Number 1--July 20, 1872

Center St, Manassas, VA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 38° 45' 1.850688", -77° 28' 39.933696"
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Named for Wm. H. Ruffner, Virginia's First Superintendent of Public Instruction, and opened as a public school on this site. Before free public schools were established by the Virginia Constitution of 1869, a one room free school was in operation with voluntary gifts.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
Ruffner Public School Number 1--July 20, 1872 Historical Marker Location Map, Manassas, Virginia Map