Valtor Island

Valtor Island was found in the many Wizarding expoditions to the Americas. George Valtor found the island right off the coast of what is now Michigan in 1770.&nbsp

Previous Exporations
As one in an American Wizarding school should know, the early Americas were not just explored by Muggles. In 1343, Salit Hilphs lead a first class exploration in the northeast part of America, now known as: New York, Massachussets, and Vermont.

The Previous Valtor Idea
When George Valtor found the island, which he named Valtor Island after himself, he first thought to make the place a central center for the British Ministry of Magic to set up base, seeing that the island had not been found by Muggles yet.

Post-Valtor Academy
After ditching his short-lived idea of a British Ministry base, George Valtor thought on the idea of creating a school of excellence to kill the competition. (There had already been created four other American schools set up.) George Valtor was a well-known explorer that had been to all of the continents before. He wanted to make sure his students knew well of the world. That is why there are six houses, and each house has a language to learn.

Valtor Overlook
Here, below, is a blueprint of Valtor: