Near Gloucester in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Gloucester Training School

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

1. Gloucester Training School Marker

Inscription. Built on this site in 1921 the Gloucester Training School became the first public high school for African Americans in Gloucester County. Thomas Calhoun Walker, Jr. and others constructed a wooden building with gifts from the Rosenwald Fund and other national and local donors. It offered African Americans an education beyond the elementary school level. A new brick structure replaced the original building by 1951 and was named for Walker in 1954. Following the integration of the county schools, the school in 1968 became Gloucester Intermediate School. The building became a middle school in 1975 and in 1986 it was named T. C. Walker Elementary School.

Erected 2001 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number NW-21.)

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 1921.

Location. 37° 22.726′ N, 76° 30.592′ W. Marker is near Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It is on T C Walker Road (Virginia Route 629) 0.1 miles south of Seawell Avenue ( Route 1411), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gloucester VA 23061, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zion Poplars Baptist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Zion Poplars Baptist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Zion Poplars Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Edge Hill House (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Edge Hill House (approx. 2.4 miles away); To Gwynn's Island (approx. 2.4 miles away); Ware Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Gloucester Downtown Historic District (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Governor John Page (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

T C Walker Rd (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 25, 2010

2. T C Walker Rd (facing north)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,673 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.