Industrial School for Girls

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

15 Industrial Blvd., Industrial, West Virginia

My mother, Janice Huggins, was born in 1936 in Moundsville and had an unhappy youth. When she was a teenager, her father, Orville, had her put into the School because she was a Truant. Years later, Mom married Dad and she cut herself off from her family.

Mom rarely spoke about her childhood - mostly only when I pushed her. A few times, she mentioned being at the School but didn't provide much detail.

She died in 2004. I found a handful of photos of her as a teen. Some had writing on the back of the pictures, such as "Silver Hill" or names of people.

I would appreciate any help in identifying people or even the year (if possible) when the pictures were taken. Mom would have been 15 years in the fall of 1950 - did West Virginia teens attend High School from ages 14-18 back in the 1950s? Did the School have a minimum age before they would take a child, such as 16?

I am not even positive if all of the following pictures were taken at the School - if you can tell a picture was taken elsewhere, please let me know by clicking on the "Email" link below or signing the Guestbook.

Thank you!

dee

p.s. Sorry about the large copyright notices on the pics. Someone told me to put it on every picture posted - I didn't realize how large the print was until after uploading. Instead of copying the picture then adding text, I did it all on the original pictures.

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