Near Skipwith in Mecklenburg County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
West End High School
Photographed By J. J. Prats, August 21, 2017
1. West End High School Marker
Inscription.
West End High School. . Just to the east is the former West End High School, which served African Americans during the segregation era. With the help of Matilda M. Booker, Mecklenburg County’s Jeanes Fund supervisor of education for blacks, local parents first established the school in Clarksville in 1935. In 1951, the U.S. government purchased the West End property for the development of Buggs Island Lake. Using state funds set aside for a major school-construction initiative under Gov. John S. Battle, the county built a new W.E.H.S., which opened here in 1953. The last class graduated in 1969, when the building became a junior high school.
Just to the east is the former West End High
School, which served African Americans during
the segregation era. With the help of Matilda M.
Booker, Mecklenburg County’s Jeanes Fund
supervisor of education for blacks, local parents
first established the school in Clarksville in
1935. In 1951, the U.S. government purchased
the West End property for the development of
Buggs Island Lake. Using state funds set aside
for a major school-construction initiative under
Gov. John S. Battle, the county built a new
W.E.H.S., which opened here in 1953. The last
class graduated in 1969, when the building
became a junior high school.
Erected 2014 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number U-94.)
Location. 36° 42.642′ N, 78° 32.707′ W. Marker is near Skipwith, Virginia, in Mecklenburg County. Marker is at the intersection of Virginia Route 49 and Middle School Road (County Route 698), on the right when traveling north on State Route 49. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Skipwith VA 23968, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 470 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
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