The original Turner Ashby building was located on a twenty-acre plot on the north side of Dayton, and now serves grades six through eight as Wilbur S. Pence Middle School.

Ashby's political connections forced Stonewall Jackson to promote him to cavalry commander during the first year of the American Civil War.

Ashby was killed in battle near Harrisonburg just prior to Jackson's victories at Cross Keys and Port Republic and the culmination of the 1862 Valley Campaign.

[citation needed] Turner Ashby High School moved into a new facility on Route 42 north of Bridgewater in the fall of 1989.

[citation needed] This modern facility has more cafeteria, music, athletic, storage, and classroom areas designed to serve up to 1200 students.