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

Inscription. 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 (DHR) 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 County. It is at the intersection of North Madison Road (U.S. 15) and South Constitution Route (State Highway 20), on the right when traveling south on North Madison Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dillwyn VA 23936, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

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.

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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); Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named 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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dillwyn.

Another marker is no longer nearby. One-Room Schoolhouse (was approx. 2.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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 1,260 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.