Middletown in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Louis L. Redding Comprehensive High School
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 13, 2019
1. Louis L. Redding Comprehensive High School Marker
Inscription.
Louis L. Redding Comprehensive High School. . The Louis L. Redding Comprehensive High School opened in 1953 and served African American students in grades 1-12 in the Middletown area. It replaced the smaller Middletown School 120-C, a three-room wood structure on East Lake Street. The school was named in honor of Louis L. Redding, who was known for his work challenging segregation laws in the state. In 1969, after the Middletown, Odessa, and Townsend School Districts merged to created the new and desegregated Appoquinimink School District, the school became the Louis L. Redding Intermediate School and later, the Louis L. Redding Middle School.
The Louis L. Redding Comprehensive High School opened in 1953 and served African American students in grades 1-12 in the Middletown area. It replaced the smaller Middletown School 120-C, a three-room wood structure on East Lake Street. The school was named in honor of Louis L. Redding, who was known for his work challenging segregation laws in the state. In 1969, after the Middletown, Odessa, and Townsend School Districts merged to created the new and desegregated Appoquinimink School District, the school became the Louis L. Redding Intermediate School and later, the Louis L. Redding Middle School.
Erected 2018 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-240.)
Location. 39° 27.204′ N, 75° 42.606′ W. Marker is in Middletown, Delaware, in New Castle County. Marker is on East Lake Street. The marker is on the E. Lake Street side of the school. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middletown DE 19709, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Louis L. Redding Comprehensive High School Marker
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 13, 2019
3. Louis L. Redding Comprehensive High School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 23, 2019, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.