Vardy Community School
Vardy Community School, Presbyterian mission school in Hancock County, United States
The Vardy Community School complex includes multiple educational buildings, a church, a manse, and a library along Blackwater Road near the Tennessee-Virginia border.
Founded in 1892 by the Presbyterian Church's Holston Presbytery, the school operated until 1955 when it integrated into the Hancock County public school system.
The school provided primary education to children from Melungeon communities, a multi-racial group living in remote mountainous regions of Tennessee and Virginia.
The three-story schoolhouse, constructed in 1929, offered state-mandated curriculum from first through eighth grade and included residences for teachers and students.
In 2000, the 19th-century log cabin of Melungeon moonshiner Mahala Mullins was relocated near the school district for historical preservation.
Location: Hancock County
Inception: 1899
GPS coordinates: 36.58417,-83.18861
Latest update: March 4, 2025 02:03
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