Buckingham Training School
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N 37° 32.603 W 078° 28.462
17S E 723130 N 4158152
Virginia Historical Highway Marker F-62,
Waymark Code: WM9HG5
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2010
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One mile southeast stood Buckingham Training School, the first high school in the county for African American students. In 1919 the Rev. Stephen J. Ellis organized the County-Wide League for School Improvement to persuade the Buckingham County School Board to build a secondary school for black students. When this effort failed, Ellis and his supporters raised $3,000 to match a grant from the Julius Rosenwald Fund, established in 1917 to build schools for black students in the rural South. The four-room high school opened in 1924 with Thomas L. Dabney as principal and served the community until it closed in 1953.
Marker Number: F-62
Marker Title: Buckingham Training School
Marker Location: US 15 Dillwyn
County or Independent City: Buckingham
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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