Gate City in Scott County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Prospect Public School
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023
1. Prospect Public School Marker
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Prospect Public School. . Prospect School, for six decades Scott County's only public school for African Americans, moved into a new building 1.5 miles northwest of here ca. 1919. Contributions for the two-room school came from the black community ($1,200), the county ($600), and the Julius Rosenwald Fund ($500). This fund, created by the president of Sears, Roebuck, and Co. and inspired by the work of Booker T. Washington, helped build more than 5,000 schools for black children in the South and supported two additions to Prospect in the 1920s. The school offered grades 1-7; black students who sought further education had to leave the county. Prospect School closed in 1965 with desegregation and was later demolished.
Prospect School, for six decades Scott County's
only public school for African Americans, moved
into a new building 1.5 miles northwest of here
ca. 1919. Contributions for the two-room school
came from the black community ($1,200), the
county ($600), and the Julius Rosenwald Fund
($500). This fund, created by the president of
Sears, Roebuck, and Co. and inspired by the work
of Booker T. Washington, helped build more than
5,000 schools for black children in the South and
supported two additions to Prospect in the 1920s.
The school offered grades 1-7; black students
who sought further education had to leave the
county. Prospect School closed in 1965 with
desegregation and was later demolished.
Erected 2020 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KA-22.)
Location. 36° 38.274′ N, 82° 33.728′ W. Marker is in Gate City, Virginia, in Scott County. Marker is on U.S. 23/58/421, ¾ mile north of
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Wadlow Gap Highway (U.S. 58/421). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3808 US-23, Gate City VA 24251, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023
2. Prospect Public School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
