First Black Teacher on Vancouver Island, Nanaimo, BC
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gypsie2
N 49° 09.904 W 123° 56.480
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Emily Stark, first black teacher on the island.
Waymark Code: WMJY0Z
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/14/2014
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The plaque reads:
"In memory of Emily Arabella (Emma) Stark
1856 - 1890
Emily was the daughter of Louis and Sylvia Stark. She was appointed the first teacher in the new North Cedar School in 1874, thereby becoming the first black teacher on Vancouver Island. When Emily moved to Nanaimo she owned a home at 331 Wesley Street".
The plaque is located on Wesley Street, at the site of her former home.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1874
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