Historical Marker

Towers School

2nd Street, Clarksburg · Clarksburg · Harrison

Inscription

Built in 1894 and named in honor of Reverend George Towers, graduate of Oxford, England who was a teacher at Randolph Academy. The Academy, authorized by the Virginia Assembly in 1787, stood just to the east and was the principal regional school from 1795 to 1843. The Northwestern Virginia Academy, incorporated by the Virginia Legislature in 1842, occupied this site from 1843-1893.

Location

Address2nd Street, Clarksburg

CityClarksburg

StateWest Virginia

Coordinates39.279950, -80.370100

Sources

West Virginia Archives and History, Highway Historical Marker Program

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