Pickensville in Pickens County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Historic Pickensville Rosenwald School
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 30, 2021
1. Historic Pickensville Rosenwald School Marker
Some educators were: A.B. Bonner, Nora Spencer, Dotha Will Moss, Annie Sherrod, Zora Wright-Stanzel, Laura W. Prude, Yeuma Stinson-Gillis (substitute teacher), and Bernard Jackson. Lunchroom cooks were Johnnie D. Harkins and Yeuma Stinson-Gillis.
Booker T. Washington, Principal of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial (now Tuskegee University) developed the Rosenwald School program with funding from Julius Rosenwald, CEO of Sears & Roebuck to improve the quality of public education for African Americans. They constructed over 5,300 schools in rural areas of 15 Southern states including 389 in Alabama. This school is the only 1 of the 6 Rosenwald School buildings constructed in Pickens County found still standing so far. It educated generations of children until it closed in the mid-1960s.
Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on December 16, 2010.
Erected by Alabama Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education.
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Location. 33° 14.439′ N, 88° 15.498′ W. Marker is in Pickensville, Alabama, in Pickens County. Marker is at the intersection of Jim Locke Road and Copper Road, on the left when traveling east on Jim Locke Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 Jim Locke Rd, Carrollton AL 35447, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pickensville Historic District (approx. 1.1 miles away); History of the Snagboat Montgomery (approx. 2˝ miles away); The Tennessee - Tombigbee Waterway (approx. 2˝ miles away); The U.S. Snagboat Montgomery (approx. 2˝ miles away); Aliceville First Baptist Church (approx. 7˝ miles away); R. J. Kirksey High School (approx. 9.3 miles away); Kelly - Stone - Hill Place (approx. 9˝ miles away); Pickens County Courthouse (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pickensville.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 30, 2021
2. Historic Pickensville Rosenwald School Marker
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 30, 2021
3. Historic Pickensville Rosenwald School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 4, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
