Prospect Public School
N 36° 38.270 W 082° 33.740
17S E 360328 N 4055833
A Virginia Historical Marker for Prospect Public School placed in February of 2021 by the Department of Historical Resources.
Waymark Code: WM13RNN
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2021
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Marker text:
Prospect Public School
Prospect School, for six decades Scott County’s only public school for African Americans, moved into a new building 1.5 miles northwest of here ca. 1919. Contributions for the two-room school came from the black community ($1,200), the county ($600), and the Julius Rosenwald Fund ($500). This fund, created by the president of Sears, Roebuck, and Co. and inspired by the work of Booker T. Washington, helped build more than 5,000 schools for black children in the South and supported two additions to Prospect in the 1920s. The school offered grades 1-7; black students who sought further education had to leave the county. Prospect School closed in 1965 with desegregation and was later demolished.
Department of Historical Resources, 2020
Marker Number: KA 22
Marker Title: Prospect Public School
Marker Location: U.S. Hwy 23, west of intersection with 432/23/58, Gate City
County or Independent City: Gate City
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historical Resources
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