Salisbury Township near Pomeroy in Meigs County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Kerrs Run Colored School
Late 1880s to Early 1900s
| | Meigs County Bicentennial 1819 - 2019 | |
Educated children from first to eighth grade, including James Edwin Campbell and James McHenry Jones, first and third presidents of what is now West Virginia State University. These children, through incredible odds, became some of the first educators of African Americans in West Virginia.
Erected 2019 by Meigs County Bicentennial.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list.
Location. 39° 1.745′ N, 82° 0.149′ W. Marker is near Pomeroy, Ohio, in Meigs County. It is in Salisbury Township. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Ohio Route 124/833) and Kerr Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1102 E Main St, Pomeroy OH 45769, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: James Edwin Campbell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Three Sycamore Trees (about 600 feet away); Valentine Baxter Horton (approx. 1.3 miles away); Village of Pomeroy (approx. 1.6 miles away);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. George Sumner Huntington (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,586 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
