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 —

Kerrs Run Colored School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021

1. Kerrs Run Colored School Marker

Inscription. 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. Marker 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.

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); Virgil A. Lewis (approx. 1.7

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miles away in West Virginia); Morgan's Raid Route / Meigs County Courthouse (approx. 1.7 miles away); Spanish Cannon (approx. 1.7 miles away); Meigs County Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pomeroy.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021

2. Kerrs Run Colored School Marker

The Kerrs Run Colored School Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 31, 2021

3. The Kerrs Run Colored School Building

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.