Saluda in Middlesex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
St. Clare Walker High School
African American residents of Middlesex County established the Langston Training School (later the Middlesex Training School) in 1917 to serve elementary and high school students. The Rosenwald Fund supported construction of a new building ca. 1921. John Henry St. Clare Walker, principal for two decades, expanded the high school curriculum from two to four years despite inadequate funding. The high school moved here in 1939. Later renamed in Walker's honor, it was among the first rural high schools for black students to be accredited by the Virginia Department of Education. Students garnered awards for academics, athletics, and the arts. The county's school system was desegregated in 1969.Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number OC-46.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 37° 36.203′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Scottish Factors Store (approx. 0.3 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tomb of Puller (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rosegill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Morgan v. Virginia (approx. 1.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); 1st Lt Beryl R. Newman (approx. 1.8 miles away); Middlesex County Veteran's Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saluda.
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