Places of the Mind: Stafford Schools

Chappawamsic School

Documents show that this school was standing in 1922.  It was described as a frame schoolhouse with a wood shingle roof.  It had two rooms with closets.  A larger room was 27 x 52 feet while a smaller one was 6 x 48 feet.  In 1942, during World War II, the land was condemned by the U.S. Government during the takeover to expand the Quantico Marine Base.