Harveysburg in Warren County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

First Free Black School

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2025

1. First Free Black School Marker

Inscription. First Free Black School
1831
Founded by
Dr. Jesse and Elizabeth Harvey
Monument in memory of Ann Mason

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 39° 30.161′ N, 84° 0.367′ W. Marker is in Harveysburg, Ohio, in Warren County. It is on North Street west of South Wall Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 North St, Waynesville OH 45068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Harveysburg / The Harveysburg School (here, next to

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this marker); The Bullskin Trace (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jonah’s Run Baptist Church / Underwood Farms Rural Historic District (approx. 1½ miles away); Caesar Creek Pioneer Village (approx. 2.1 miles away); Caeser Creek Schoolhouse (approx. 2.1 miles away); Project History (approx. 3 miles away); Miami Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Spring Valley Wildlife Area (approx. 4.3 miles away).

First Free Black School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2025

2. First Free Black School

Harveysburg School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2025

3. Harveysburg School

Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2025

4. Harveysburg School

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 5, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. A link to the National Register Nomination Form, citing the building's historical significance. • Can you help?