Jimtown near Lewes in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rabbit's Ferry School 201-C

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 16, 2020

1. Rabbit's Ferry School 201-C Marker

Inscription. Rabbit's Ferry School educated Native American and African American students of the Robinsville area from 1920-1965. Built in 1919 through Pierre S. du Pont's school rebuilding program, the school served students in grades 1-8 and later, grades 1-6. Rabbit's Ferry was one of the last active one-room schools in the state when it closed in 1965. Remaining students transitioned into the Lewis Special School District, which desegregated 11 years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation in schools unconstitutional. After the school closed, the building was repurposed as the Rabbit's Ferry Community Center.

Erected 2018 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-266.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 38° 43.027′ N, 75° 11.392′ W. Marker is near Lewes, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Jimtown. It is on Robinsonville Road (Local Road 277) 0.1

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miles north of Long Lane, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19112 Robinsonville Rd, Lewes DE 19958, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Delaware’s Beaches.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Israel United Methodist Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); Cool Spring Station (approx. 2.2 miles away); A History of the Junction & Breakwater Railroad (approx. 2.2 miles away); Kiosk Dedicated in Memory of Thomas H. Draper (approx. 2.3 miles away); Conley's Chapel (approx. 2.3 miles away); Nassau Station (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named A History of the Junction & Breakwater Railroad (approx. 2.4

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 16, 2020

2. Rabbit's Ferry School 201-C Marker

miles away); The Coursey-Daisey Nanticoke Indian Burial Ground (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewes.

Also see . . . Historical Marker Unveiled at Rabbit's Ferry Community Center (YouTube, 1.5 min.). (Submitted on June 6, 2021.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.