Eastside in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Howard High School

First Secondary School for Blacks in Delaware

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2024

1. Howard High School Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1867 by the Association for the Moral Improvement and Education of Colored People and named for Civil War General Oliver Otis Howard, the original school was located at 12th and Orange Streets. Pierre S. DuPont was the major benefactor for the new building, opened in 1928 on this site. With the annexation of the adjoining Howard Career Center in 1975. Howard's role as the major educational institution for Blacks expanded to include students from the total Delaware community.

Erected 1988 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number NCC-82.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 39° 44.811′ N, 75° 32.505′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Eastside. It is at the intersection of North Poplar Street and West 13th Street, on the left when traveling south on North Poplar Street. Marker is in front of Howard High School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington DE 19801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clifford Brown (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also

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named Clifford Brown (about 600 feet away); Mayor James M. Baker Bridge (about 600 feet away); Votes for Women (about 700 feet away); Louis Lorenzo Redding, Esq. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Knotty Pine Restaurant (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Starr House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brandywine Pumping Station (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, August 31, 2008

2. Howard High School Marker

This is the prior iteration of the marker. The main differences between the two markers are the color scheme, the number of paragraphs, and the numbering of the marker change from NC-82 to NCC-82.

Howard High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2024

3. Howard High School

Photographed by William Pfingsten, August 31, 2008

4. Howard High School

Plaque on the left side of the school image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2024

5. Plaque on the left side of the school

Abraham Lincoln
1809 - 1865
Emancipator

Plaque on the right side of the school image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2024

6. Plaque on the right side of the school

Oliver Otis Howard
1830 - 1909
Educator

Howard High School Wildcats Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 12, 2024

7. Howard High School Wildcats Mural

While Howard High School has the same namesake as Howard University in Washington, DC, General O.O. Howard, the mascots are different. Howard University's teams are called the Bison.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,197 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on August 31, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on August 31, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.