Near Prattville in Autauga County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Mount Sinai Rosenwald School

Autauga County

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2020

1. Mount Sinai Rosenwald School Marker

Inscription. In 1919, Anthony Townsend donated 5 acres of land for this school. In 1913, Julius Rosenwald, CEO of Sears & Roebuck, and Booker T. Washington established the Rosenwald School program to improve the quality of public education for African American children. The program built 389 schools in Alabama. Mount Sinai closed in 1967 after School integration and the Mount Sinai Community Association bought the building. Mount Sinai is the last known standing Rosenwald School in Autauga County.

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001

Erected 2019 by the Mount Sinai Community Center.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 29, 2001.

Location. 32° 33.015′ N, 86° 32.733′ W. Marker is near Prattville, Alabama, in Autauga County. It is on County Road 57 just north of County Road 6, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1820 Co Rd 57, Prattville AL 36067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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: Old Kingston Historical Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); Robinson-DeJarnette Cemetery

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(approx. 5 miles away); North Highland Park (approx. 6.7 miles away); Sallie Mae Hadnott (approx. 6.9 miles away); Autauga County World War II Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away); Autauga County Viet Nam Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away); Autauga County Korean War Memorial (approx. 7.3 miles away); A County Older Than the State, Autauga County (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prattville.

Also see . . . Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage Nomination Form (.pdf). Includes some history, floor plans and B&W copied photos. (Submitted on October 25, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Mount Sinai Rosenwald School and marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2020

2. Mount Sinai Rosenwald School and marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,975 times since then and 110 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 25, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.