Bartlett Yancey School Fire: 1970

"I believe that was Bartlett Yancey elementary at the time. Most of the Volunteers from Yanceyville FD had put in good nights work before battling a church fire. Both fires caused by lightning."

Source: R. Neal Spivey 18 September 2019 Post to the Caswell County Historical Association Facebook Page.

"Mom taught Earth Science there. I remember that she lost some personal items that she had left in the classroom as she had expected to return for the next school year."

Source: Robert Neal 18 September 2019 Post to the Caswell County Historical Association Facebook Page.

Before the fire.

Contract granted to build new Bartlett Yancey High School.

Source: The Bee (Danville, VA), Friday, 13 December 1935.