Near Burlington in Alamance County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The McCray School

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 24, 2023

1. The McCray School Marker

Inscription. One-room school built for Black children in 1915-16. In continuous operation until 1951 when four rural schoolhouses were consolidated into Pleasant Grove School.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 36° 10.799′ N, 79° 22.79′ W. Marker is near Burlington, North Carolina, in Alamance County. It is on North Carolina Route 62 south of Louis Graham Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4460 NC-62, Burlington NC 27217, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named McCray School (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named The McCray School (a few steps from this marker); McCray Primitive Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Union Ridge Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Pleasant Grove High School (approx. 2.9 miles away); Glencoe Mill Village (approx. 3.7 miles away); Glencoe - The School (approx. 3.7 miles away); Glencoe - The Marshall Family House Site (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 24, 2023

2. The McCray School Marker

The McCray School Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 24, 2023

3. The McCray School Site

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2023, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 26, 2023, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.