Two historic Bedford schools recently were added to the Virginia Landmarks Register through the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
Susie G. Gibson High School â currently Susie G. Gibson Science and Technology Center â and the Bedford Training School are two of the nine historic locations that will be sent for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
Both schools were built in the 1900s to provide secondary education to Black students and other students of color. Until the 20th century, no secondary education was available for Black students in the Bedford area, according to research from the applications to VDHR.