Havre de Grace in Harford County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Havre de Grace Colored High School

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, November 26, 2023

1. Havre de Grace Colored High School Marker

Inscription. Established in 1930 at 555 Alliance Street. It was the first high school in Harford County built to serve Black students. Previously, black students had to travel outside the county to obtain a public high school education. As was common among Black schools in the period, the school was understaffed and overcrowded, and lacked proper funding, facilities and equipment; nevertheless, qualified teachers prevailed, and achieved an important step toward justice and equity.

Erected by Maryland Historic Trust & Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 39° 32.604′ N, 76° 5.61′ W. Marker is in Havre de Grace, Maryland, in Harford County. It is on Revolution Street close to Stokes Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Havre de Grace MD 21078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Geo Washington Traveled This Road (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dedicated in Honor (about 700 feet away); Heirloom (approx. 0.3 miles away); No Respect (approx. 0.3 miles away); On September 9, 1976 – (approx.

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0.4 miles away); "The People of Havre de Grace" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Votes for Women (approx. 0.4 miles away); War in the Chesapeake (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Havre de Grace.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, December 31, 2023

2. Havre de Grace Colored High School Marker

Havre de Grace Colored High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, November 26, 2023

3. Havre de Grace Colored High School

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2023, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 308 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on December 10, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on November 28, 2023, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on December 31, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 3. submitted on November 28, 2023, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.