Dillwyn in Buckingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Buckingham Training School
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 27, 2010
1. Buckingham Training School Marker
One mile southeast stood Buckingham Training School, the first high school in the county for African American students. In 1919 the Rev. Stephen J. Ellis organized the County-Wide League for School Improvement to persuade the Buckingham County School Board to build a secondary school for black students. When this effort failed, Ellis and his supporters raised $3,000 to match a grant from the Julius Rosenwald Fund, established in 1917 to build schools for black students in the rural South. The four-room high school opened in 1924 with Thomas L. Dabney as principal and served the community until it closed in 1953.Erected 1995 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number F-62.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1919.
Location. 37° 32.607′ N, 78° 28.459′ W. Marker is in Dillwyn, Virginia, in Buckingham
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Gold Mines (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ellis Acres Park (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Buckingham Training School (approx. ¾ mile away); One-Room Schoolhouse (approx. 2.8 miles away); After Appomattox (approx. 2.8 miles away); Buckingham Courthouse (approx. 3.6 miles away); Confederate Soldiers of Buckingham County (approx. 4½ miles away); Thomas Jefferson’s Lost Courthouse (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dillwyn.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 27, 2010
2. Buckingham Training School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,012 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
