Burkeville in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Ingleside Training Institute
Burkeville, Virginia
— Nottoway County —
When Russell Grove School in Amelia County grew too big for its building, land was found in Nottoway County for a new school. Built in 1892 to educate African American girls, the new school was named Ingleside Seminary. It was funded by Northern Churches. In 1894 Ingleside was recognized by the Virginia State Board of Education as a teacher training institute. It prepared young women to teach all grades, including those at training schools for African Americans. The young teachers, some only 16 years old, were in great demand as these new training schools began springing up around Southside Virginia.
Because there were no secondary educational opportunities for women in Amelia County until 1933, many students boarded at Ingleside. In 1940 it offered "an accredited high school course and two years of college training for Negroes." The school eventually received funding from the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church and was renamed the Ingleside-Fee Memorial Institute. Today, Ingleside is the site of Burkesville Elementary School. Only one classroom and the pumphouse remain of the original buildings.
Erected by Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail. (Marker Number NT3.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans
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Location. 37° 10.981′ N, 78° 11.613′ W. Marker is in Burkeville, Virginia, in Nottoway County. Marker is at the intersection of Ingleside Street and Virginia Route 9694, on the left when traveling south on Ingleside Street. The street was recently changed from Miller to Ingleside Street in honor of the Ingleside School's historical significance. The Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail directions sign will lead you down Ingleside Street to the marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 507 Ingleside St, Burkeville VA 23922, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Burkeville (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wilson-Kautz Raid (approx. 0.7 miles away); Burkeville Junction (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Burkeville Junction (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old Nottoway Meeting House (approx. 2 miles away); Ella Graham Agnew (approx.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Ingleside Training Institute.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on May 28, 2023, by Billy Thompson of Burkeville, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
