Downtown Clayton in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Attucks School

School District of Clayton

— 1923 - 1954 —

Attucks School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, March 28, 2024

1. Attucks School Marker

Inscription. On this site stood Attucks School, the School District of Clayton's second school to serve African American children. Named for Crispus Attucks, the first casualty of the Boston Massacre of 1770, the school educated students from kindergarten through eighth grade. The building was used by the District until the Brown v. Board of Education US Supreme Court decision in September 1954 integrating public schools.

Erected 2023 by Clayton Community Foundation; sponsored by Tom and Sally Cohn, Mark and Judy Goodman, Ward and Carol Klein, Mont and Karen Levy, Adam Ritzel and Sam Schmiz, Christine Schmiz, Ben and Susan Uchitelle, Michael Vrdenburgh and Geoff Ward. Special thanks to Donna Rogers-Beard, the School District of Clayton, CBRE Group and the City of Clayton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 38° 38.835′ N, 90° 20.117′ W. Marker is in Clayton, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Downtown Clayton. It is on Bonhomme Avenue just west of South Hanley Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7712 Bonhomme Ave, Saint Louis MO 63105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: A Community Remembered (within shouting distance of this marker); City Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); World War I Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); First Baptist Church of Clayton (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Hanley Farm, Past and Present (approx. 0.4 miles away); Outdoor Kitchen & Hired Man's Room (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hanley-Clayton Donation Helps Establish the St. Louis County Seat (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Hanley House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clayton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Saint Louis County (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bruce InCharlotte, March 28, 2024

2. Attucks School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2024, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,177 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2024, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.