Wise, Virginia
Wise High School Annuals
1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953
Bonus – First J.J. Kelly High School Annuals 1954, 1955, 1956
Total of 10 Arrowhead Annuals
(Details below)
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Gladeville College, a precursor to the high school, was
established in 1882 at Wise.
This institution was not only a college but also a school
serving all grades beginning at the primary level.
In 1906 Gladeville College became Wise High School,
the first high school in Wise County. The last senior
class graduated in 1953, and the school was replaced
by J. J. Kelly High School in the 1953-1954 school year.
Included on this disc are scanned PDF copies of
Wise High School annuals for 1942,
1947, 1948, 1949, 1959, 1951 and 1953 (its last year).
As a bonus, also included are the first three
J. J. Kelly High School annuals for 1954, 1955, & 1956.
Wise County is located in the southwest portion of the state of Virginia. The county was formed In 1856
from land taken from Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties. It was named after Henry A. Wise, who was the
Governor of Virginia at the time.
As of 2006, the population was 41,905, making it the largest jurisdiction in terms of population outside of any metropolitan area
in Virginia. It is the home of Mountain Empire Community College and the University of Virginia's College
at Wise (originally named Clinch Valley College).
Its county seat is Wise. Constructed in the town of Wise in 1896, the present day County Courthouse is the third.
The first one was burned by Union troops in 1863, and not rebuilt until 1876.
New wings were added to the current structure in 1926 and 1980.
Wise County families experienced more World War II military deaths than all except two Virginia counties.
The county includes Norton, the smallest city in Virginia, and the towns of Wise, Pound, Coeburn Appalachia,
Big Stone Gap and St. Paul.
Other communities include Addington, Almira, Andover, Arno, Banner, Beamantown, Big Laurel, Blackwood, Bondtown, Burtons Ford, Cadet,
Carfax, Crab Orchard, Cracker Neck, Cranes Nest, Derby, Dewey, Dixiana, Dooley, Dorchester, Dorchester Junction, Dry Fork, Dunbar, Dwina,
East Stone Gap, Esserville, Exeter, Flat Gap, Flatwoods, Gilley, Glamorgan, Haddonfield, Harper, Hurricane, Imboden, Inman, Irondale,
Josephine, Kent Junction, Laurel, Laurel Grove, Linden, Lipps, Lower Exeter, Lyons, Maytown, Meade, Needmore, Oreton, Osaka, Pardee,
Phipps, Riverview, Roda, Round Top, Roundstone, Stephens, Stonega, Sutherland, Tacoma,Toms Creek, Vicco, and Virginia City.
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