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Moton School: Events: Plaquing Ceremony at the R.R. Moton High School Building - August 31, 1998

[Picture of the plaque]

On August 31st 1998 a ceremony was held on the lawn at the Stanton, dedicated the school as a National Historic Landmark. The plaque is pictured to the left.









[Picture of the crowd watching the ceremony]

It was hot out under the Virginia August sun and many took shade under umbrellas as they listened to the many distinguished guests pay tribute. Being designated as a National Historic Monument is the highest level of historical recognition offered by the federal government.









[Picture of Hunter Watson Chair of the Board of Supervisors of Prince Edward County (at lectern)] [Picture of Syd Newman mayor of Farmville] [Picture of Vera J. Allen President of the Martha E. Forrester Council of Women]

L-R: Hunter Watson Chair of the Board of Supervisors of Prince Edward County (at lectern), Syd Newman mayor of Farmville, Vera J. Allen President of the Martha E. Forrester Council of Women

[Picture of Thomas Mayfield president of the board of the R.R. Moton Museum Inc.] [Picture of Patrick McMahon President of the Virginia Tourism Corporation] [Picture of Marie Rust Director National Park Service Northeast Region] [Picture of The National Anthem being sung]

L-R: Thomas Mayfield president of the board of the R.R. Moton Museum Inc., Patrick McMahon President of the Virginia Tourism Corporation, Marie Rust Director National Park Service Northeast Region, The National Anthem

[Picture of Presenting the Colors] [Picture of Congressman Virgil Goode] [Picture of Robert G. Stanton Director of the National Park Service]

L-R: Presenting the Colors, Congressman Virgil Goode, Robert G. Stanton Director of the National Park Service



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