Elmore County Training School
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N 32° 33.064 W 086° 12.647
16S E 574097 N 3601794
Located at the black history museum in Wetumpka.
Waymark Code: WM3P4Q
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2008
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Constructed in 1924 on five acres this building was one of five Elmore county schools constructed with financing from the Julius Rosenwald fund from 1912-1932. He was a Jewish philanthropist and CEO of Sears Roebuck & Company. He teamed up with Booker T. Washington and Tuskegee Institute to provide matching grants for the construction of school buildings for African Americans in mostly rural areas of the South.
Marker Name: Elmore County Training School
Marker Type: Urban
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Date Dedicated / Placed: Not Listed
Marker Number: Not Listed
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