Yanceyville in Caswell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Poteat School

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 5, 2025

1. Old Poteat School Marker

Inscription. Old Poteat School (ca. 1900) was built by the Poteat family for neighborhood school use. The building has a small gable front with a single paneled front door and overhanging eaves. It originally served as a one-room school at the corner of the County Home Road and the Slade Road. It was donated to the Caswell County Historical Association (ca. 1985) and was moved to its present location behind the historic Courthouse with assistance from the Future Farmers of America of Bartlett Yancey High School, who received a national award for their assistance with the project. The school is open appointment which can be arranged at the Richmond-Miles History Museum.

Erected 2013 by Caswell County Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 36° 24.137′ N, 79° 20.208′ W. Marker is in Yanceyville, North Carolina, in Caswell County. It can be reached from Fire Department Drive 0.1 miles south of Court Square, on the right when traveling south. The Marker is located at the Caswell Community Arboretum.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 144 Court Square, Yanceyville NC 27379, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 walking distance of this marker: Old Caswell County Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); Public Watering Trough (within shouting distance of this marker); Millstone Water Feature (within shouting distance of this marker); Long's Mill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Courthouse Fence (1861-1941) (about 300 feet away); The Veteran's Walk (about 300 feet away); Caswell Courthouse (about 400 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 5, 2025

2. Old Poteat School Marker

of all markers in Yanceyville.

Also see . . . Caswell County Historical Association (CCHA). The official site of the CCHA & the Richmond-Miles History Museum. (Submitted on July 8, 2025.)

Old Poteat School plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 5, 2025

3. Old Poteat School plaque

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 5, 2025

4. Old Poteat School plaque

Old Poteat School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 5, 2025

5. Old Poteat School

Old Poteat School interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 5, 2025

6. Old Poteat School interior

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 7, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.