Rosemark near Millington in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Anthony Chapel School, Greenwood AME Church & Cemetery
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 7, 2021
1. Anthony Chapel School, Greenwood AME Church & Cemetery Marker
At the turn of the 20th century John Wesley Stewart, an African-American farmer, began lobbying for a school to educate African-American children in the Greenwood community. At the time the children were either taught by itinerant teachers or they walked to Tipton County schools. In 1925. the community became part of Shelby County in a boundary shift. In 1927 the family of Paul Barret, a county school board member, sold a tract of family land for the school. A year later a two-room building was opened and named Anthony Chapel Elementary School for Anthony R. Barret, an early settler of the area and Paul Barret's grandfather. Near this site was the original brush-arbor Greenwood AME Church, established in 1874. Also nearby is Greenwood Cemetery with graves of individuals born before the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation.Erected 2015 by Historic Archives of Rosemark & Environs, Inc. Greenwood AME Church Shelby County Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 7, 2021
2. Anthony Chapel School, Greenwood AME Church & Cemetery Marker
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Location. 35° 23.299′ N, 89° 44.638′ W. Marker is near Millington, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Rosemark. Marker is on Mulberry Road west of Austin Peay Highway (Tennessee Route 14), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Millington TN 38053, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hurst's Raid at Barretville (approx. 1.6 miles away); Bobby Blue Bland (approx. 1.6 miles away); Paul W. Barret (approx. 1.6 miles away); Rosemark National Historic District (approx. 2.4 miles away); Richland Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Dr. Peter John Flippin (approx. 2.4 miles away); Salem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); Atoka Evangelical Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millington.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 9, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
