Question about Stonewall Jackson

[Lynn Burke]

I'm doing some historical research and have a question about Stonewall Jackson's location. Old Associated Press scorelists refer to the school as Stonewall Jackson-Mount Jackson, while more current lists call it Stonewall Jackson-Quicksburg. Was there a new school built? I'm trying to figure out if there was a specific point where the location changed. Thanks.

 

[schoolboard]

Pretty sure it has been in the same place since it was created in 1960. I have been going to games there since 1989, and I have seen the location named both ways ever since. I think I most remember it being shorthanded Stonewall (Mt.) Jackson in AP score reports, to differentiate it from any other Stonewall Jackson high schools.

 

[longtimerhsfan]

It is definitely the same school it has been for quite some time. But I can understand anyone's confusion because it is located about five miles due north of New Market on 81, or about five miles due south of Mount Jackson. Yet the mailing address is Quicksburg, which is a much smaller town than either of the other two and sits to the west on or close to Rt. 42. So my guess is that some long ago post office determination made it what it is today.

When I saw your headline, I thought you would be asking about the name change to Mountain View a few years ago, only to be re-named back to Stonewall Jackson. That was a big issue about being politically correct and I guess both decisions were made by county authorities. Not sure if there was ever any public outcry one way or another.

For another example of post office puzzles, my school (Riverheads) has a Staunton mailing address, even though Staunton is 10 miles away and right off the top of my head I can think of five or six post offices that are closer to the school than Staunton.

 

[otnorot]

Mailing address was a PO Box in Mount Jackson until the mid-90s.