Near Pembroke in Robeson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Croatan Normal School

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 18, 2017

1. Croatan Normal School Marker

Inscription. Established in 1887 to educate teachers of Indian youth. It was the forerunner of UNC-Pembroke. Building was 2/10 mile east.

Erected 2013. (Marker Number I-68.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 34° 41.674′ N, 79° 13.303′ W. Marker is near Pembroke, North Carolina, in Robeson County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 710 and West Railroad Street (Road 1515), on the left when traveling south on State Highway 710. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pembroke NC 28372, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Henry Berry Lowrie (approx. 1.1 miles away); University of N. C. at Pembroke (approx. 1.3 miles away); Honorable Hamilton McMillan (approx. 1.4 miles away); Battle of Hayes Pond (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lumbee Tribe (approx. 3.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Burnt Swamp Association (approx. 5.4 miles away); a different marker also named “Battle of Hayes Pond” (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pembroke.

Also see . . . The Croatan Normal School. “Barred from white schools, North Carolina’s Indians did not attend Chapel Hill until the twentieth century. Eager for education, Indian parents in 1887 requested their own school. Local people in Pembroke constructed a building, and the Croatan Normal School opened with fifteen students and one teacher. In 1926, its trustees added college courses, and in 1941, the General Assembly changed its name

Photographed by J. J. Prats, February 18, 2017

2. Croatan Normal School Marker

to Pembroke State College for Indians. Until 1953, it was the nation’s only state-supported four-year college for Indians. Following the 1954 Supreme Court's school desegregation decision, the trustees opened the college to all applicants. After the General Assembly established the sixteen-campus University of North Carolina in 1972, the school became known as the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.” (Submitted on March 24, 2017.)

Croatan Normal School, Students and Staff image. Click for full size.

UNC Pembroke Collection

3. Croatan Normal School, Students and Staff

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 921 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 24, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.