Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial Institute
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vhasler
N 38° 17.236 W 077° 27.490
18S E 285008 N 4240546
History of local black school ~1906 to 1938
Waymark Code: WMCHC5
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2011
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Marker text:
N-33
Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial Institute
Due to the efforts of local blacks, the Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial Institute (FNII) opened in October 1905 at the Shiloh New Site Baptist Church with about 20 students. In 1906 the board of trustees purchased land and a large farmhouse here, named it Mayfield, and opened the school in the autumn. The course of study, modeled after a university curriculum included teacher education classes as well as English, mathematics, history, geography, literature, Greek, and music. By 1938, Mayfield High School had become a part of the segregated city school system.
Marker Number: N-33
Marker Title: Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial Institute
Marker Location: On Tyler Street
County or Independent City: Fredericksburg
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources, 1997
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