Near Fredonia in Chambers County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

New Hope Rosenwald School

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 4, 2024

1. New Hope Rosenwald School Marker

Inscription. The Rosenwald School program was a collaboration between educator Booker T. Washington and Sears CEO Julius Rosenwald to improve educational opportunities for African American children in the rural South during the early 1900's. The Rosenwald program resulted in the construction of 4,977 schools scattered across 15 southern states. This New Hope Rosenwald School was constructed in 1919 at a cost of $1200, one-third of which was funded by the African American community. The one-teacher type school remained open until 1958. One of twenty Rosenwald Schools built in Chambers County, Ala., the New Hope School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 and received National Treasure Status in 2011.

Erected 2015 by the Town of Fredonia, Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Rosenwald Schools series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.

Location. 32° 56.617′ N, 85° 17.131′ W. Marker

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is near Fredonia, Alabama, in Chambers County. It can be reached from County Road 267 0.8 miles north of County Road 216, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7259 Co Rd 267, Five Points AL 36855, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fredonia (approx. 3.1 miles away); Providence Baptist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Ocfuskooche Tallauhassee (approx. 5.7 miles away); Five Points, Alabama: Town of Five (approx. 6.4 miles away); First Consolidated High School in the State of Alabama (approx. 6.4 miles away); Lanier High School (approx.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 4, 2024

2. New Hope Rosenwald School Marker

7 miles away); LaFayette Cemetery (approx. 7.1 miles away); Fort Tyler (approx. 7.2 miles away in Georgia).

Also see . . . National Register of Historic Places Submission (NPS). (Submitted on January 4, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.