West Virginia School for the Blind
The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind were established by an Act of the Legislature on March 3, 1870. The School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind offer comprehensive educational programs for hearing impaired and visually impaired students respectively.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: School
- Description: high school in West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind”, “West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind”, and “West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind”
- Address: 301 East Main Street, Romney, WV 26757
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Romney Classical Institute and Literary Hall.
Romney Classical Institute
Historic building
Romney Classical Institute was a 19th-century coeducational collegiate preparatory school in Romney, Virginia, United States, between 1846 and shortly after 1866. Romney Classical Institute is situated 460 feet west of West Virginia School for the Blind.
Literary Hall
Museum
Photo: Justin A. Wilcox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Literary Hall is a mid-19th-century brick library, building and museum located in Romney, a city in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the intersection of North High Street and West Main Street. Literary Hall is situated 1,800 feet west of West Virginia School for the Blind.
Romney Academy
Archaeological site
Romney Academy was an institution for higher education in Romney, Virginia, United States. Romney Academy was first incorporated by the Virginia General Assembly on January 11, 1814, and was active until 1846 when it was reorganized as the Romney Classical Institute. Romney Academy is situated 1,600 feet west of West Virginia School for the Blind.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Romney and Valley.
Romney
Photo: Justin A. Wilcox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Romney is a town in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Winchester, Virginia metropolitan area.
Valley
Hamlet
Valley was a populated place and post office on the South Branch line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It was centered near the intersection of West Sioux Lane and Depot Valley Road, now located within the present-day corporate boundaries of Romney.
Vanderlip
Hamlet
Vanderlip is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Vanderlip is located west of Romney along the Northwestern Turnpike and the South Branch Valley Railroad. Vanderlip is situated 2 miles west of West Virginia School for the Blind.
West Virginia School for the Blind
- Categories: high school, school for the deaf, school for the blind, and education
- Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.34096° or 39° 20′ 28″ northLongitude
-78.75059° or 78° 45′ 2″ westElevation
823 feet (251 metres)Operator
West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and BlindOpen location code
87F386RX+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 560446961OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolGeoNames ID
4826830Wikidata ID
Q7986908
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