Hosanna School Museum - Darlington, MD
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N 39° 39.493 W 076° 12.346
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A school that has been converted into a small museum in Darlington, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14T03
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2021
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The plaque across the street says, "LAFAYETTE at COL. RIGBIE'S HOUSE -->
Had Lafayette failed in quelling the mutiny of his troops here on Friday, April 13, 1781, the Battle of Yorktown might never have been fought.
Erected by the Historical Society of Harford County, MD. 1981"
Taken from Wikipedia, "Berkley School, also known as Hosanna School, is a historic school for African Americans located in Darlington, Harford County, Maryland. It was built in 1867 and is a rectangular two-story, three-bay frame building which rests on an uncoursed rubble-stone foundation. It is one of four structures erected in Harford County in the years immediately following the Civil War for the purpose of educating freed slaves. The school was officially established with funds provided by the Freedmen's Bureau for construction and teachers salaries. The Harford County School Commissioners took over operation of the School in 1879. It continued to function as a school until 1946 when the school ceased operation. In 1954, Hurricane Hazel destroyed the second story but left the ground floor intact. The second floor was restored in 2005.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988."
Civil Right Type: Race (includes U.S. Civil Rights movement)
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