Saluda in Middlesex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Clare Walker High School

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021

1. St. Clare Walker High School Marker

Inscription. 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 (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 37° 36.203′ N, 76° 33.718′ W. Marker is in Saluda, Virginia, in Middlesex County. It is on General Puller Highway (Virginia Route 33) half a mile east of Union Park Road, on the right when

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traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2911 General Puller Hwy, Saluda VA 23149, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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); 1st Lt Beryl R. Newman (approx. 1.8 miles away); Middlesex County Veteran's Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Middlesex County Courthouse (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saluda.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 26, 2021

2. St. Clare Walker High School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 834 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.