Washington in Rappahannock County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Washington Graded School
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 17, 2021
1. Washington Graded School Marker
Inscription.
Washington Graded School was built here ca. 1924 to serve African American students. The Parents' Civil League, a local organization of African Americans, conveyed the land to the district school board. Contributions for the two-teacher building came from the black community ($1,200), Rappahannock County ($1,600), and the Julius Rosenwald Fund ($700). This fund, established by the president of Sears, Roebuck, and Co., and inspired by the work of Booker T. Washington, helped build more than 5,000 schools for black students between 1917 and 1932. Washington Graded School closed in 1967 when county schools were desegregated. The school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Washington Graded School was built here ca. 1924 to serve African American students. The Parents' Civil League, a local organization of African Americans, conveyed the land to the district school board. Contributions for the two-teacher building came from the black community ($1,200), Rappahannock County ($1,600), and the Julius Rosenwald Fund ($700). This fund, established by the president of Sears, Roebuck, and Co., and inspired by the work of Booker T. Washington, helped build more than 5,000 schools for black students between 1917 and 1932. Washington Graded School closed in 1967 when county schools were desegregated. The school is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 2019 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number C-35.)
Location. 38° 42.811′ N, 78° 9.881′ W. Marker is in Washington, Virginia, in Rappahannock
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County. It is on Piedmont Avenue (County Road 626) just east of Oden Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 293 Piedmont Ave, Washington VA 22747, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
