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Dr. Ruffner was the first superintendent of schools in Henry County, and the first high school was named in his honor as "The Ruffner Institute", until 1904, when the school was re-named "Martinsville High School". [8] The 1900 graduating class were called "Mavahi", short for "Martinsville High School". [9]
The Martinsville Athletics (or the interchangeable "A's") were a minor league baseball team based in Martinsville, Virginia.From 1945 to 1949, the "Athletics" teams played as members of the Class C (1945–1948) and Class B level Carolina League as a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics, winning the 1948 Carolina League championship.
A. Scott Crossfield was the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound, and lived in what is now Oak Hill (then Herndon). The local elementary school, Crossfield Elementary (Home of the Rockets!), and adjacent park were named after Crossfield in honor of his active mind, commitment to education, and contributions to aeronautical science.
The Martinsville Mustangs are a baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays its home games at Hooker Field in Martinsville, Virginia . The Mustangs first started participating in the Coastal Plain League during the 2005 season.
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This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
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The Virginia High School League (VHSL) is the principal sanctioning organization for interscholastic athletic competition among public high schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The VHSL first sponsored debate and also continues to sponsor state championships in several academic activities.