64-533: Stuart Hall School is a Staunton, Virginia , co-educational school for students from Grade 6 to Grade 12, and it offers a boarding program from Grades 8 to 12. Stuart Hall School was established in 1827. The head of the school is Jason Coady. In the school review website Niche , Stuart Hall School was the 34th best private high school in Virginia in 2022. In 1827, Stuart Hall started as Mrs. Maria Sheffey's school which held classes in her Staunton home - Kalorama. It
128-434: A K-12 independent school. A prekindergarten class was added in 2008. In 2020 the school decided to "phase out" the lower grades and by 2023 will serve students in grades 6-12. The Hunter McGuire Lower School was sold in 2021. Traditions at Stuart Hall School can be traced to the school's founding. The traditions include a variety of events, such as athletic competitions, school celebrations, class activities, etc. Leavetaking
192-553: A bag in the Red and White ceremony at the beginning of the school year. Students who have parents or siblings who are "legacy" have the privilege to choose their "legacy" color. Each team's leaders are seniors who have the power to lead the team as a whole in the competitions and activities. In a chapel ceremony at the beginning of each school year, all students sign the Honor Code, where they pledge not to "lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate
256-612: A baseball team in the original Virginia League : The Staunton Hayseeds . In 1914, the city fielded a team in the Virginia Mountain League : The Staunton Lunatics . The Lunatics moved to Harrisonburg in July 1914, just before the league disbanded. From 1939 to 1942, the city fielded a team in the second Virginia League : the Staunton Presidents . Staunton currently has no minor league baseball, but
320-455: A better route for trucks following US 11 and US 250 through the city. State Route 262 forms a limited access beltway around the outskirts of Staunton. Interstate 64 and Interstate 81 both pass just outside the city limits and provide the main high-speed, high-volume roads to the Staunton region. Staunton is served by Amtrak 's Cardinal . The train station, which is located downtown, is
384-701: A county that simultaneously ceased to exist even in name. Of the 41 independent U.S. cities, 38 are in Virginia , whose state constitution makes them a special case. The three independent cities outside Virginia are Baltimore, Maryland ; St. Louis, Missouri ; and Carson City, Nevada . Baltimore is the most populous independent city in the United States. In the Commonwealth of Virginia , all municipalities incorporated as "cities" have been "independent cities", also called "free cities", since 1871, when
448-572: A county. Incorporated towns have limited powers, varying by each charter. They typically share many aspects such as courts and public school divisions with the county they are within. In the Commonwealth of Virginia, there are two classes of city. The primary difference relates to the court system. A first-class city (e.g., Richmond) has its own District Court and also its own Circuit Court . A second-class city (e.g. Norton or Emporia) has its own District Courts, but not its own Circuit Court. As
512-534: A group of parents in Staunton asked the school board to halt the practice. The challenge was successful, and the Bible classes are no longer being taught as of April 2017. District schools: State-operated: Former: Independent city (United States) In the United States, an independent city is a city that is not in the territory of any county or counties and is considered a primary administrative division of its state. Independent cities are classified by
576-513: A number of nearby houses were used in filming of Hearts in Atlantis . In 1993, a portion of the Showtime production of Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker was filmed here. In the summer of 2006, some scenes for the movie Evan Almighty were also filmed in Staunton. Some scenes for Familiar Strangers were also filmed in Staunton in 2007. In 2013, scenes from
640-651: A revised state constitution took effect following the American Civil War and the creation of West Virginia . Virginia's thirty-eight independent cities are not politically part of a county, even though geographically they may be completely surrounded by one. An independent city in Virginia may serve as the county seat of an adjacent county, even though the city by definition is not part of that county. Some other Virginia municipalities, even though they may be more populous than some existing independent cities, are incorporated towns . These towns always form part of
704-417: A second-class city, City of Fairfax shares a Circuit Court with Fairfax County , while Falls Church shares a Circuit Court with adjacent Arlington County. In Virginia, a District Court is not a court of record , so all cases are heard by a judge; all jury trials are heard in a Circuit Court. Three older Virginia counties, whose origins go back to the original eight shires of Virginia formed in 1634 in
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#1732798001882768-603: A separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 23,853 people, 9,676 households, and 5,766 families residing in Staunton. The population density was 1,210.3 people per square mile (467.3/km ). There were 10,427 housing units at an average density of 529.1 per square mile (204.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 83.29% White , 13.95% Black or African American , 0.22% Native American , 0.46% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.52% from other races , and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of
832-755: A speech at the Virginia Hotel , in which he stated that his "feelings revolted from the idea of a dissolution of the union." He said that "[i]t would be the Iliad of innumerable woes, from the contemplation of which he shrank." Located along the Valley Pike , Staunton developed as a trade , transportation and industrial center, particularly after the Virginia Central Railroad arrived in 1854. Factories made carriages , wagons , boots and shoes , clothing and blankets . In 1860,
896-468: A wealthy planter and merchant from Essex County , was granted by the Crown over 118,000 acres (48,000 hectares) in what would become Augusta County. Surveyor Thomas Lewis in 1746 laid out the first town plat for Beverley of what was originally called Beverley's Mill Place. Founded in 1747, it was renamed in honor of Lady Rebecca Staunton, wife to Royal Lieutenant-Governor Sir William Gooch . Because
960-496: Is a tradition that takes place before each major break, where students and faculty line up and say goodbye to each other individually. The Stuart Hall School community has been divided into two teams since the 19th century - Red and White. Throughout the school year, competitions take place during Red and White Field Day. The team with a higher score previously gained a trophy and special winnings, but now only claim bragging rights. Incoming students will randomly pick their colors from
1024-430: Is also home to the former Western State Asylum , a hospital for the mentally ill, which originally began operations in 1828. The hospital was renamed Western State Hospital in 1894. In its early days, the facility was a resort-style asylum. It had terraced gardens where patients could plant flowers and take walks, roof walks to provide mountain views, and many architectural details to create an atmosphere that would aid in
1088-647: Is known for being the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson , the 28th U.S. president , and as the home of Mary Baldwin University , historically a women's college. The city is also home to Stuart Hall , a private co-ed preparatory school , as well as the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind . It was the first city in the United States with a fully defined city manager system. The area was first settled in 1732 by John Lewis and family. In 1736, William Beverley ,
1152-501: Is still in operation - Hotel 24 South . This hotel, formerly known as the "Stonewall Jackson Hotel", was renovated in the early 2000s, and is now in operation as both a hotel and a conference center. The Ingleside Resort is no longer in operation. During World War II it was used by the INS as a detention center for enemy aliens held under Executive Order 9066 . Some of the hotels that are no longer in operation are The Virginia Hotel ,
1216-521: Is the school district of the city. Black Virginians were largely barred from education until Reconstruction . The first school in Staunton which allowed African-Americans to attend was established by the Freedmen's Bureau under the supervision of the commanding general of the occupying Union army in late 1865. Arrangements were made to bring in women from the North as teachers, and the jury rooms of
1280-560: The Augusta County Courthouse , located at 1 E. Johnson Street, were to be used as classrooms. The court protested this plan, however, and it is possible that another location was found. In 1964 the Staunton chapter of the NAACP threatened the city with a lawsuit if they did not immediately desegregate the public schools. The City School Board, headed by Thomas W. Dixon, declined to take further action, contending that
1344-772: The British . Like most of colonial Virginia, slavery was present in Staunton. For instance, in 1815, a slave named Henry ran away from John G. Wright's Staunton plantation. Wright placed an ad in the Daily National Intelligencer in Washington, D.C. seeking Henry's return. It notes that Henry was an excellent cook and was widely travelled, having been as far as the West Indies . In August 1855, President Franklin Pierce visited Staunton. He gave
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#17327980018821408-637: The Colony of Virginia , have or had the word city in their names; politically, however, they are counties. The independent cities were formed to centralize trading and legal matters as the older system of merchant ships cruising from plantation to plantation was inefficient. The colonial capital of Williamsburg was created for this reason, being a port on the James River. Two of these counties are Charles City County and James City County , whose names originated with earlier "incorporations" created in 1619 by
1472-612: The Staunton Braves represent the city in the Valley Baseball League , a collegiate summer baseball league that plays in the Shenandoah Valley. The main highways through Staunton include U.S. Route 11 , U.S. Route 11 Business , U.S. Route 250 , Virginia State Route 252 , Virginia State Route 254 , Virginia State Route 261 and Virginia State Route 262 . U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 250 are
1536-726: The Staunton Military Academy was founded. By 1860, Staunton had at least one pro-Union, pro-slavery (the Staunton Spectator ) and at least one pro-secession, pro-slavery newspaper (the Staunton Vindicator ). The Spectator ran editorials before the war urging its citizens to vote for union, while the Vindicator ran, e.g., stories reporting on "unruly" slaves mutilating themselves to escape being sold. On May 23, 1861, shortly after
1600-589: The U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia . As of the 2020 census , the population was 25,750. In Virginia, independent cities are separate jurisdictions from the counties that surround them, so the government offices of Augusta County are in Verona , which is contiguous to Staunton. Staunton is a principal city of the Staunton- Waynesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area , which had a 2010 population of 118,502. Staunton
1664-495: The United States Census Bureau as " county equivalents " and may also have similar governmental powers to a consolidated city-county or a unitary authority . However, in the case of a consolidated city-county, a city and a county were merged into a unified jurisdiction in which the county at least nominally exists to this day, whereas an independent city was legally separated from any county or merged with
1728-519: The Virginia Company as Charles Cittie and James Cittie . Additionally, Elizabeth City County , which was originally part of the older Elizabeth Cittie , became extinct in 1952 when it was consolidated politically by mutual consent with the small City of Hampton, its county seat, and the Town of Phoebus . These merged entities became the current independent city of Hampton, Virginia , one of
1792-626: The 1966–1967 school year. The Staunton city school district was one of 21 in Virginia which take elementary school students out of class for Bible lessons on a voluntary basis, a practice known as Weekday Religious Education . Although the U.S. Supreme Court ended taxpayer-funded religious education in 1948 in McCollum v. Board of Education , four years later they opened the door to privately funded voluntary classes held during school hours but away from school premises in Zorach v. Clauson . In 2005,
1856-512: The Deaf and the Blind while the latter's building was being used as a hospital. Students then attended classes in a nearby home in Staunton. The school reopened in 1865 after the war. Robert E. Lee served as the president of the board of governors at the school. Mrs. Flora Stuart became to the head of school in 1880. The curriculum expanded from not only English and Religion, to offering a variety of foreign languages, sciences, and mathematics. Later
1920-893: The Eakleton Hotel, the Valley Hotel , the American Hotel and the Hotel Beverley. All of these buildings are still standing except for the Virginia Hotel, which was demolished in 1930 to make way for a planned addition to the Stonewall Jackson Hotel which was never built. The New Street Parking Garage now stands on the site. Buildings in Staunton on the National Register of Historic Places include: In 1894, Staunton fielded
1984-625: The Potomac, and eventually to the Chesapeake Bay. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Staunton has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Staunton operates under a council-manager form of government. In 1908, Staunton was the first city in the United States to give an appointed employee authority over city affairs through statute. In 1912, Sumter, South Carolina ,
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2048-618: The Staunton Transit Service and stating that returning African-American soldiers would not stand for such conditions. This letter was an indication of the role that African-American veterans would later play in the American civil rights movement . In 1946, after the United States Supreme Court decision Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia , which found that Virginia's segregated seating law
2112-596: The World's most talented and promising classical musicians. The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library is open for visitors, as well as the Museum of American Frontier Culture , which provides insight into life in early America. The Staunton Music Festival – which celebrated its 20th year in 2017 – features multiple concerts each day, with programs of music from the Renaissance to the present. The festival takes place during
2176-634: The activities for the festival and the majority of West Beverley St is shut down for the weekend event. Staunton is also the center of numerous galleries and art schools, the widely regarded Beverley Street Studio School and its associated Co-Art Gallery. In addition, Staunton is home to the Hypnagogia Film Collective, a collection of avant-garde experimental filmmakers. Staunton is home to the Statler Brothers , country music legends who until 1994 performed free concerts at
2240-472: The all-white jury's verdict exonerating both the bus line and the officer. Blue Ridge Intercity Transit Express (BRITE) provides fixed-route transit bus service in Staunton on three routes: the Downtown Trolley, West Route, and North Route. The Coordinated Area Transportation Services (CATS) operates a demand-response service throughout the Staunton area, as well as a fixed shuttle service between
2304-469: The annual Fourth of July celebration, accompanied by other country music artists. Statler Brothers members Don Reid , Harold Reid , and Phil Balsley grew up in the city. Lew DeWitt was also a notable member of the Statlers who grew up in Staunton. Downtown Staunton and Sherwood Avenue were used in the American Civil War film Gods and Generals . The local Shenandoah Valley Railroad as well as
2368-405: The average family size was 2.81. In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 87.0 males. The median income for a household in the city
2432-466: The behavior of those who do". Ring Ceremony occurs in the fall of each school year when seniors are given their school ring, a black onyx engraved with "SH." The ring was designed in the 1920s. Seniors' names and a brief introduction are read aloud by the Sophomore class during the ceremony. Each senior picks an usher and a sub-usher to participate and accompany in these special ceremonies throughout
2496-488: The city, becoming the first Democrat to do so since Franklin D. Roosevelt 's last victory in 1944. Democrats have won every national and state election in Staunton since then. Staunton is part of Virginia's 6th congressional district . Vişeu de Sus , Romania. Dabas , Hungary. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to
2560-505: The closest station to the nearby cities of Harrisonburg and Lexington . The Buckingham Branch also has a small railyard. Staunton had a municipal bus system during the 20th century, known as the Staunton Transit Service, but it was dissolved in 1989. In 1944, World War II veteran S. Melvin Johnson wrote to Truman Gibson , assistant to William H. Hastie , advisor to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson , regarding segregated seating on
2624-468: The documentary film Rita Dove: An American Poet were filmed in and around Staunton's Temple House of Israel synagogue. Staunton is home to nearly 200 buildings designed by architect Thomas Jasper Collins (1844–1925), who worked in various styles during the Victorian era . His firm, T. J. Collins & Sons, is still in business. The city was once home to about ten hotels, but only one of them
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2688-539: The downtown areas of Staunton and Waynesboro. Virginia Breeze provides intercity bus service between Blacksburg and Washington , with a stop in Staunton. The city is adjacent to the northernmost junction of I-81 and I-64 . Virginia State Route 262 forms a partial beltway around the city, and both US 250 and US 11 pass through the city. The nearest commercial airport is Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport in Weyers Cave, Virginia . Staunton City Schools
2752-430: The early part of August annually. All performances take place at historic venues in downtown Staunton. The Queen City Mischief and Magic festival - which celebrated its 4th year in 2019 - is a new but quickly-growing festival for Harry Potter fans, attracting over 10,000 people in its 3rd year. Visitors from all over the east coast come to take part in games, events, and shopping throughout downtown. Businesses contribute
2816-520: The firing on Fort Sumter began the American Civil War , Virginians voted on whether to ratify articles of secession from the Union and join the Confederate States . The articles were overwhelmingly approved throughout the Commonwealth, even in the majority of the counties that would later become West Virginia. The vote in Staunton was 3,300 in favor of secession, with only 6 opposed. During
2880-485: The healing process. However, by the mid 19th Century, this utopian model of care had vanished, replaced by overcrowding in the facility and the warehousing of patients. Techniques such as "ankle and wrist restraints, physical coercion, and straitjackets" were used. After the passage of the Eugenical Sterilization Act of 1924 in Virginia, patients were forcibly sterilized at Western State until
2944-487: The law authorizing the practice was repealed in the 1970s. Later, electroshock therapy and lobotomies were practiced at the facility. When Western State vacated the property and moved its adult patients to its present site near Interstate 81, the facility was renamed the Staunton Correctional Center and turned into a medium-security men's penitentiary. The prison closed in 2003, and the site
3008-519: The most prominent roads passing directly through Staunton, with US 11 following a northeast to southwest alignment (but signed north–south), and US 250 following a northwest to southeast alignment (but signed east–west). US 11 Business follows a slower route through downtown compared to the main US 11 routing which passes just outside downtown. State Routes 252 and 254 are minor roads leading to nearby rural areas of adjacent Augusta County. State Route 261 provides
3072-409: The population. There were 9,676 households, out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and
3136-694: The sanatorium from its opening until his retirement in 1947. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 20 square miles (52 km ), virtually all of which is land. Staunton is located in the Shenandoah Valley in between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains of the Appalachian Mountains . It is drained by Lewis Creek. Lewis Creek flows into the Shenandoah River, which flows into
3200-714: The school changed the name to Stuart Hall taken from the headmaster at the time, Mrs. Flora Cooke Stuart, from 1880-1899 who claimed, "the school’s high character in every department gives it an enviable name among schools." In 1992, the Middle School was opened, serving male and female day students in Grades 6 to 8. In 1999, boys were accepted as day students into the Upper School. In 2007, Stuart Hall School merged with Hunter McGuire School in Verona, VA, and again became
3264-468: The schools were already desegregated as ten black children had been allowed to attend previously all-white schools. Attorneys for the city of Staunton submitted a plan for the desegregation of its public schools in 1965 by eliminating all negro schools in time for the 1967–1968 school year, which was approved by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare . However, the implementation of this plan
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#17327980018823328-404: The stores and warehouses and confiscated supplies. On July 10, 1902, Staunton became an independent city. In 1908, Staunton adopted the city manager form of government. Charles E. Ashburner was hired by Staunton as the nation's first city manager. On January 26, 1926, Staunton adopted Lady Rebecca Staunton's coat of arms for use as the city's official coat of arms and its flag. Staunton
3392-680: The top employers in the city are: Staunton is home to the American Shakespeare Center , a theatrical company centered at the Blackfriars Playhouse, a replica of Shakespeare's Blackfriars Theatre . In 2012, it also became the home of the Heifetz International Music Institute , named for renowned violinist Daniel Heifetz , a summer music school and festival dedicated to the artistic growth and career development of some of
3456-610: The town was located at the geographical center of the colony (which then included West Virginia ), Staunton served between 1738 and 1771 as regional capital for much of what was later known as the Northwest Territory, with the westernmost courthouse in British North America prior to the Revolution . By 1760, Staunton was one of the major "remote trading centers in the backcountry" which coordinated
3520-677: The transportation of the vast amounts of grain and tobacco then being produced in response to the change of Britain from a net exporter of produce to an importer. Staunton thus played a crucial role in the mid 18th century expansion of the economies of the American Colonies which, in turn, contributed to the success of the American Revolution . It served as capital of Virginia in June 1781, when state legislators fled Richmond and then Charlottesville to avoid capture by
3584-531: The war, the town became an important Shenandoah Valley manufacturing center, a staging area, and a supply depot for the Confederacy . On June 6, 1864, Union Major General David Hunter arrived with 10,000 troops to cut supply, communication and railway lines useful to the Confederacy. The next day, they destroyed the railroad station, warehouses , houses, factories and mills. Union soldiers looted
3648-416: The year. An usher is a Stuart Hall School student, and a sub-usher is an alumnus in good standing. Ushers use garlanded shepherd's crooks to form an arch for seniors to process during the Graduation ceremony. Sub-ushers toast their seniors in the Loving Cup ceremony, the night before Graduation. Staunton, Virginia Staunton ( / ˈ s t æ n t ən / STAN -tən ) is an independent city in
3712-400: Was $ 32,941, and the median income for a family was $ 44,422. Males had a median income of $ 30,153 versus $ 22,079 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,161. About 7.7% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over. According to Staunton's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,
3776-414: Was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is located in the Newtown Historic District . The school first only had 50 students in 1844. By the year of 1856, the school had grown to over 100 girls attending, including Eleanor Agnes Lee and Anne Custis Lee, daughters of Robert E. Lee . During the American Civil War , the school's building was used to house the Virginia School for
3840-425: Was called Kalorama Seminary . In 1844, they renamed the school to "Virginia Female Institute." The School was the oldest preparatory school for women in Virginia. Old Main is a three-story, five-bay, brick Greek Revival style building completed in 1844, which was designed and built by Edwin Taylor. It has a two-story, three-bay, Doric order portico with a simple heavy frieze supported by four-paneled piers. It
3904-448: Was delayed to such an extent that a group of African-American parents brought suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia against the city. This case, Bell v. School Board of Staunton , was decided on January 5, 1966, with the court stating that the delay was a violation of the rights of the students under the Fourteenth Amendment and ordering that the schools and their faculty be desegregated in time for
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#17327980018823968-401: Was left vacant for several years. In 2005, the state of Virginia gave the original property to the Staunton Industrial Authority. It is now a condominium complex called The Villages at Staunton. A separate complex, The DeJarnette State Sanatoruim, was constructed in 1932 and acted as a location for patients with the ability to pay for their treatment. Dr. DeJarnette was the superintendent of
4032-494: Was the first U.S. city to implement the council-manager form of city government. The city of Staunton refers to itself on its website as the "birthplace of President Woodrow Wilson, and the city manager form of government." The Shenandoah Valley was one of the first areas of the South to break away from a Solid South voting pattern, and Staunton was no exception. It went Republican in every presidential election from 1948 to 2004. In 2008, however, Barack Obama narrowly carried
4096-399: Was unconstitutional with respect to interstate bus routes, Ethel New, a black woman from Lynch, Kentucky , was arrested for violating the law because she had purchased an intrastate ticket. New suffered a miscarriage subsequent to her arrest and sued Greyhound Lines and the arresting officer in Staunton. In September 1947, meeting in Staunton, the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals upheld
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