White Stone in Lancaster County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Albert Terry Wright

1871–1944

Photographed by J. J. Prats, November 9, 2009

1. Albert Terry Wright Marker

Inscription. Professor Albert Terry Wright was born in Hanover County, Virginia. Early in his career, he taught in the black schools of Richmond, Va. In 1901, he began teaching in Lancaster County, Virginia. Between 1905 and 1910, he built the Lancaster County Training School in White Stone. In 1921 Mr. Wright became the principal of the County’s first high school for blacks. The school was constructed with funds raised by black residents in his honor and later named The A. T. Wright High School. The A.T. Wright High School served blacks until 1959, when the county opened Brookvale High School.

Albert T. Wright, 1873–1944. In recognition and grateful appreciation of his pioneer efforts as the Founder and Principal of the A.T. Wright High School, the members of the Baltimore Chapter of the Alumni Association dedicate this plaque. May 1952.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 37° 38.649′ N, 76° 24.032′ W. Marker is in White Stone, Virginia, in Lancaster County. It is on James Wharf Road (County Route 637) just west of

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Mary Ball Road (Virginia Route 3), on the left when traveling west. It is at the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, to the right of the church parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 269 James Wharf Road, White Stone VA 22578, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A. T. Wright High School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 69 Slaves Escape to Freedom (approx. 0.6 miles away); The War of 1812 / Capture of the Dolphin (approx. 0.6 miles away); Irvington World War I Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of Robert Carter's Brick Kiln (approx. 2.8 miles away); Foundation for Historic Christ Church, Inc. (approx. 2.8 miles away); Virginia Founders, Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans (approx. 2.8 miles away); Christ Church Lancaster (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in White Stone.

Albert Terry Wright Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, November 9, 2009

2. Albert Terry Wright Monument

Marker is in the churchyard of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church.

Albert Terry Wright and the A.T. Wright High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, November 9, 2009

3. Albert Terry Wright and the A.T. Wright High School

Photographic images embedded in the monument above the 1952 brass plaque.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,893 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.