FIRST - Claymont Stone School-First racially Integrated Public School in the State.- Claymont, DE
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Don.Morfe
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The Claymont Stone School, also known as Naaman's Creek School #1, is a historic schoolhouse built in 1805. Its official Delaware State Historic Marker indicates that the school may have been the first racially integrated public school in the State.
Waymark Code: WM16VD2
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2022
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TEXT FROM THE HISTORICAL MARKER
Claymont Stone School
Also known as Naaman’s Creek School #1, THE CLAYMONT STONE SCHOOL was built on land donated by John Dickinson, the “Penman of the American Revolution,” in 1805. The building was expanded and renovated in 1905. Evidence suggests that it may have been the first racially integrated public school in the State. The Claymont Stone School was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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Date of FIRST: 01/01/1905
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