Iron Hill School #112-C (NC-211) - Newark, DE
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Don.Morfe
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Constructed in 1923, Iron Hill School #112-C was one of over 80 schools built with funding from Pierre S. duPont.The marker is located at 1355 Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, DE 19702.
Waymark Code: WM11BRT
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2019
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The text on this historical marker is: The Iron Hill area was a community of African American farming and mining families. Constructed in 1923, Iron Hill School #112-C was one of over 80 schools built with funding from Pierre S. duPont, who sought to replace rundown public schools with modern facilities. Opened from 1923-1964, the school was in session from September through June and included grades 1-6. All instruction was conducted by a single teacher. The Delaware Academy of Science acquired the building in the late 1960s and used it to house a natural history museum for over 40 years. Because of diligent restoration efforts undertaken by the Academy, the building stands as one of only a few former duPont schools still architecturally intact.
Erected 2015 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NC-211.)
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