Robersonville in Martin County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
W. C. Chance High School
1913-1954
Photographed by Dave W, June 25, 2023
1. W. C. Chance High School Marker
Stood one-fourth mile south. Parmele Institute, 1900. Industrial Training School - 1912-1914. First brick school Martin County. 1914. Served Black youths, teachers in a training curriculum in the State.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 35° 49.415′ N, 77° 18.9′ W. Marker is in Robersonville, North Carolina, in Martin County. It is at the intersection of Timberlake Boulevard (Alternate U.S. 64) and Chance School Road, on the right when traveling east on Timberlake Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2793 Timberlake Blvd, Robersonville NC 27871, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Flat Swamp Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Robersonville Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); First Christian Church of Robersonville (approx. 3½ miles away); Gourd Patch Conspiracy (approx. 4.7 miles away); For Those Who Served (approx. 8 miles away); Everetts Christian Church (approx. 8.1 miles away); a different marker also named Everetts Christian Church (approx. 8.1 miles away); Spring Green Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 8.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Robersonville.
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Photographed by Dave W, June 25, 2023
2. W. C. Chance High School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
