Chester in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

George Washington Carver High School

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 12, 2020

1. George Washington Carver High School Marker

Inscription. After African American patrons campaigned for a new high school, the Chesterfield County School Board opened the consolidated George Washington Carver High School here in 1948. Carver, which replaced the old Hickory Hill and Daniel Webster Davis High Schools, was for 22 years the county's only public high school for black students. William A. Brown, Carver's sole principal, led a dedicated faculty and staff. The building, which also housed offices for school administrators and agricultural and home economics demonstration agents, was a literary and cultural center for the African American community. Carver closed in 1970, when the county finished implementing its desegregation plan.

Erected 2019 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number S 97.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.

Location. 37° 20.99′ N, 77° 28.434′ W. Marker is in Chester, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is on Iron Bridge

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Road (Virginia Route 10) west of Branders Bridge Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12400 Branders Bridge Rd, Chester VA 23831, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 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 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Valley Forge of the South (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Valley Forge of the South (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Valley Forge of the South (approx. 2.4 miles away); First Baptist Church (Centralia)

Iron Bridge Road (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 12, 2020

2. Iron Bridge Road (facing east)

(approx. 2.4 miles away); Magnolia Grange (approx. 2½ miles away); Chesterfield County Courthouse (approx. 2.6 miles away); World War I in Chesterfield County (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chester.

George Washington Carver High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 12, 2020

3. George Washington Carver High School

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2020, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,452 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2020, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.