Date of Award
1949
Degree Name
Educational Leadership
College
College of Education
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Roy C. Woods
Abstract
Preston County 1g ono of the important counties of the State of West Virginia. It borders on two state a, Pennsylvania and Maryland, and four counties of West Virginia, Tucker, Barbour, Taylor and Monongalia. Preston County was formed from Monongalia in 1818. It has an area of seven hundred square miles, being one of the larger counties of the state. It extends along the full eastern Maryland line, thirty-six miles and along the Mason and Dixon line, twenty-two miles. The first efforts to provide education were patterned after the schools in England. Also, included apprenticeships for orphans sent from the hospitals and from England. Later normal schools, teaching corps, levies and bond issues all come into play.
Subject(s)
Education -- West Virginia -- Preston County -- History.
Preston County (W. Va.) -- History.
Recommended Citation
Ayersman, George P., "Educational development of Preston County" (1949). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 1414.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/1414
Included in
Appalachian Studies Commons, Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, Educational Leadership Commons
