Strasburg in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Sunset Hill School
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 17, 2021
1. Sunset Hill School Marker
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Sunset Hill School. . The Queen Street School, one of the first schools in Shenandoah County for African Americans, had opened in Strasburg by 1875. After a fire in 1929, a new school known as Sunset Hill was built here ca. 1930 to serve grades 1-7. Because the county had no high school for African American students, graduates had to go elsewhere to attend higher grades. African Americans petitioned for better facilities, and the school board considered building a new segregated elementary school as late as 1962, eight years after the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that public school segregation was unconstitutional. Sunset Hill closed in 1964 when Shenandoah County schools were fully desegregated.
The Queen Street School, one of the first schools in Shenandoah County for African Americans, had opened in Strasburg by 1875. After a fire in 1929, a new school known as Sunset Hill was built here ca. 1930 to serve grades 1-7. Because the county had no high school for African American students, graduates had to go elsewhere to attend higher grades. African Americans petitioned for better facilities, and the school board considered building a new segregated elementary school as late as 1962, eight years after the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled that public school segregation was unconstitutional. Sunset Hill closed in 1964 when Shenandoah County schools were fully desegregated.
Erected 2020 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number AB 4.)
Location. 38° 59.604′ N, 78° 21.94′ W. Marker is in Strasburg, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Marker is on Sunset Street, 0.1 miles west of Capon Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is
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at or near this postal address: 348 Sunset St, Strasburg VA 22657, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 17, 2021
2. Sunset Hill School
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
