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The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Founded 1839

The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Founded 1839 is a Virginia historical marker in Staunton County, dedicated 1961.

Staunton County · dedicated 1961 · Bypass Rte. 11 (Commerce Road), just east of school

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A State residential school created by an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 31, 1838 for the purpose of educating the deaf and the blind children of the state.

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The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Founded 1839

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