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Virginia School for Deaf and Blind
(V. S. D. B.), Staunton, Va.
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THE VIRGINIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND
Staunton, Va.
This institution, established by act of the Virginia z
Legislature in 1839, was the first state supported school
for the deaf, and the blind in America. The administration
building shown is situtated on a 98-acre campus with a
separate 150-acre farm. Children are taught the elementary,
grammar and high school courses as well as industrial and
evocational training. During the Civil War these spacious
buildings were used as a hospital for both the Confederate
and Federal wounded. Corner stone was laid by the State
3 in 1840, with Masonic ceremonies.
PUB. BY VALLEY NEWS AGENCY. STAUNTON. VA.
"FICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS.
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