Seaford Hundred in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Frederick Douglass School

Photographed by Pete Skillman, April 26, 2024

1. Frederick Douglass School Marker

Inscription. The Frederick Douglass School educated African American students in Seaford from 1922-1966. Professor Robert W. Thomas Sr. served as the only principal during that time. Built as part of philanthropist Pierre S. du Pont's school rebuilding program. Frederick Douglass initially educated grades 1-11. Renovations in 1956 expanded the school's size to 18 classrooms, with administrative offices, cafeteria, gym, auditorium, home economics room, industrial shop. music room, and library. When a new Seaford High School opened in 1966 and the district restructured. this building was desegregated and became the Frederick Douglass Elementary School.

Erected 2019 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-270.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 38° 38.752′ N, 75° 36.241′ W. Marker is in Seaford, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Seaford Hundred. It is on Swain Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Swain Rd, Seaford DE 19973, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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 New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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: Soroptimist International of Seaford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nanticoke Post No. 6 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Killed in Action Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Forty & Eight Boxcar (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Luke's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Governor William H. H. Ross (approx. 0.3 miles away); Seaford Hundred (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seaford.

Also see . . . Frederick Douglass Elementary School. The present school at this site. (Submitted on April 27, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 23 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 27, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.

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