Elizabeth Elementary School
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Markerman62
N 30° 38.002 W 083° 46.329
17R E 234296 N 3392247
An old school in northern Jefferson County.
Waymark Code: WMHQWM
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/06/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
Views: 7

The Elizabeth School, a three-room, vernacular shingle-clad building, was a school for Black students on Groover Road in 1938 and was funded by parents and the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Miles Edward Groover (1887-1966) and his wife, Daisy Black Groover (1889-1984) donated two acres of land to the Jefferson Co. Board of Public Instruction, now the Jefferson Co. Public School District. Groover, who began teaching public school in 1902, is listed in the 1915 Florida Education Directory as principal at a monthly salary of $20. The Groover's daughter, Doris Groover Herring (1918-2006), also taught at the school. Daisy's sister, Mamie Black Scott (1892-1970), was district supervisor of Negro Schools and later supervisor of Negro Education (1927-1962). Her salary was provided by the Anna T. Jeanes Foundation. (Anna T. Jeanes had set aside one million dollars to fund a program for fostering education in small, African-American rural schools.) Three teachers staffed the school, one as both principal and teacher. The school once educated students in 12 grades, but when student transportation began in 1949, grades included only 1-6 and continued until it closed in 1964.
Marker Number: F-683

Date: 2009

County: Jefferson

Marker Type: Roadside

Sponsored or placed by: The Jefferson County Public School District, The Jefferson County Retired Educators Association, The Groover, Herring, and Vaughan Family, Alumni and Friends and the Florida Department of State

Website: Not listed

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