Wheatley School - Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 36° 45.853 W 090° 23.842
15S E 732307 N 4071875
Marker for former African-American school in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMHNYQ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Wheatley School

The need for a public negro school was recognized in 1901 in Butler County, Missouri.  The school was named for the poetess Phyllis Wheatley. In 1928 the building was expanded from four rooms to eight rooms with a library and gymnasium.  Early in 1950 a vocational building was added.  The school was the center of education for Negroes from its inception until the R-1 school district became integrated in 1958.  It later served as a grade school and early childhood center until closing in 2001.

This Marker Provided By SEMO Civic & Social Club - WHPA, Inc.

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