Sallie Jones Atkinson
1860-1943
Sallie Jones Atkinson, prominent educator and community leader in Dinwiddie County and her husband, John Pryor Atkinson, gave the land on which Sunnyside High School was built in 1911. By her vision, tireless industry, and determination, the school became the first eight-month rural school accredited in Virginia. Mrs. Atkinson also served on the state committee that worked to secure Governor Montague's approval for women's suffrage.
Marker is at the intersection of McKenney Highway (Virginia Route 40) and Old White Oak Road (Virginia Route 610), on the right when traveling west on McKenney Highway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
