Fredericksburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial Institute

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, June 8, 2007

1. Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial Institute Marker

Inscription. Due to the efforts of local blacks, Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial Institute (FNII) opened in October 1903 at the Shiloh New Site Baptist Church with about 20 students. In 1906 the board of trustees purchased land and a large farmhouse here, named it Mayfield, and opened the school in the autumn. The course of study, modeled after a university curriculum included teacher education classes as well as English, mathematics, history, geography, literature, Greek, and music. By 1938, Mayfield High School had become a part of the segregated school system.

Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number N-33.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1903.

Location. 38° 17.236′ N, 77° 27.491′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is on Tyler Street west of Dixon Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal

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address: 316 Tyler Street, Fredericksburg VA 22401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. W.L. Harris (here, next to this marker); Fredericksburg Gun Manufactory (approx. 0.4 miles away); Spanish War Veterans (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camp Cobb at Gunnery Springs (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Walker-Grant School (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Walker-Grant School (approx. half a mile away); Walker-Grant School - 1935 (approx. half a mile away); c. 1938 (approx. half a mile away); 1820 (approx. half a mile away); Brig. Gen. John Minor (approx. 0.6

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 2, 2024

2. Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial Institute Marker

miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Fredericksburg Gun Manufactory (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Marker & Mayfield Playground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, June 8, 2007

3. Marker & Mayfield Playground

This is a photo of the marker before the adjacent marker was installed by the City of Fredericksburg in 2024.

Mayfield Playground (Former site of Mayfield High School) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dawn Bowen, June 8, 2007

4. Mayfield Playground (Former site of Mayfield High School)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,167 times since then and 75 times this year. Last updated on June 10, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on June 8, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on March 2, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on June 8, 2007, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.