Ivanhoe was one of several towns that were creations of the Norfolk and Western Railway in the late 1800s. (Before that, it was called Red Bluff.) It was in the iron, copper, lead and zinc belt of the southern part of SW VA. Like most small rural communities around the turn-of-the-century, it probably had at least a country school house, though it might have been a good walk or ride to it for many of its students. For advanced education, I think he would have to have left Ivanhoe for one of the larger communities with an academy or college of some sort. Eighth grade was as much schooling as many rural residents were able to obtain in that period. There were substantial elementary and high schools in Wytheville at about that time. See the following site for more, including pictures of some old schools at Ivanhoe. http://www.visitwytheville.com/ivanhoe.htm --- John Murnan <murnan@bitwisesystems.com> wrote: > Hello to list, > > I have a question that someone may be able to > help me with. > If a man were born in 1883, three to five miles > from Ivan Hoe, Virginia and > lived in that area until he was at least 19 > years old, and supposing that he > attended school, what schooling/education would > have been available to him > in that area at that time? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/