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An archival photo taken in 1957 which shows the schoolhouse and the Upper Pohick Community League's "Litter Buggy," which helped clean trash off local roads.

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The Little Red Schoolhouse That Could

Springfield one-room schoolhouse gains historic status on National Register.

Nearly four years after deciding to shut down the popular elementary school because of shrinking enrollment, mounting parental pressure and ardent emotional appeals swayed Fairfax County’s School Board to re-open the rural community school.

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