Summerfield in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Laughlin School
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023
1. Laughlin School Marker
Laughlin School was established January 1866 as a "Sabbath School" at Peace Church. In 1934 Summerfield Colored School opened with 5 teachers and 190 students. It was renamed Laughlin School in honor of the first principal, Duella Laughlin.
Area high schools consolidated in 1962 and Laughlin joined them in 1965. It became an elementary school until 2011 when it was repurposed by Guilford County Schools as a professional development center.
Erected by Town of Summerfield, NC.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1866.
Location. 36° 12.786′ N, 79° 54.486′ W. Marker is in Summerfield, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is on Summerfield Road 0.1 miles north of Thorpe Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7915 Summerfield Rd, Summerfield NC 27358, 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Charles H. Willson House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bruce's Crossroads (approx. 0.4 miles away); Peace UMC (approx. half a mile away); Rock Gym (approx. 0.9 miles away); Family Cemetery of Charles Bruce
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Laughlin School. Town of Summerfield website entry (Submitted on January 23, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Laughlin School. Short video montage of the school through the years. (Town of Summerfield, uploaded Oct. 28, 2016) (Submitted on October 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023
2. Laughlin School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 662 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
