A&M 3204Preston County, Aurora School History, 1790-1994 A&M 3204Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:24:13 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Preston County, Aurora School History Preston County. Aurora School A&M 3204 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/1532 0 Linear Feet Summary: 7 pages 1790-1994 A history of the schools of Aurora, Preston Co. from their founding by early settlers of German descent to the present efforts to reconstruct the recently fire destroyed building. Mentioned are changes in location, types of schools, school principals, funding and various costs such as those for construction. Some early funding, especially to aid poor children, was raised locally by money accumulated in a literary fund. In the nineteenth century other funds were acquired from the Peabody Educational Fund, a national fund created by George Peabody to assist needy public schools. Early settlers mentioned in the establishment of schools are John Stough, Christian Whitehair, Jacob Ridenour, Abraham Wotring and Peter Heckart. Those influential in education after the pioneer era are Franklin V. N. Painter, C. M. Malcom, the Stemple family, Frank J. Pyles, Glenn Wright and Kenneth Parsons. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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 Preston County (W. Va.) Education Schools Aurora School Peabody Educational Fund Heckart, Peter. Malcom, C. M. Painter, F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton), 1852-1931 Parsons, Kenneth. Peabody, George, 1795-1869 Pyles, Frank J. Ridenour, Jacob. Stough, John. Whitehair, Christain. Wotring, Abraham. Wright, Glenn. Stemple family