Lawrenceville in Brunswick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

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Saint Paul's College

Lawrenceville, Virginia

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Saint Paul's College CRIEHT Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

1. Saint Paul's College CRIEHT Marker

Inscription. Saint Paul’s College began as a small parochial school founded by a newly ordained Episcopal deacon, the Rev. James Solomon Russell. Born into slavery, Russell attended seminary school in Petersburg. Within a year of graduation he had managed to raise enough funds to buy land in Brunswick County and erect a simple building on it to start his school. This two-room building still stands today and is referred to as the Saul Building, after the Rev. James Saul of Philadelphia, an important donor to the school. In 1893 the school had grown into the Saint Paul’s Normal and Industrial School. In the ensuing years, Russell traveled worldwide speaking and raising funds for the college until his retirement in 1928. The school’s name changed again to Saint Paul’s Polytechnic Institute in 1941, when it was granted the authority to offer a four-year degree program. At this time, Russell’s son, Dr. J. Alvin Russell, succeeded him as president of the college. Following in his father’s footsteps, the younger Russell continued to expand the college. In 1957 it became known as Saint Paul’s College, a fully integrated, four-year liberal arts institution, offering such courses as pre-law and pre-medicine. From 1971 to 1981, Dr. J. Alvin Rusell Jr. became the third generation of Russells to serve as president of the college.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail, and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 36° 45.689′ N, 77° 51.017′ W. Marker was in Lawrenceville, Virginia, in Brunswick County. It was on College Drive 0.1 miles north of Windsor Avenue (Virginia Route 46), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Lawrenceville VA 23868, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Southern Virginia,

specifically in the Piedmont,

and in Southside Virginia.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Goronwy Owen (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Col. John Jones (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brunswick County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Saint Paul's College (approx. 0.3 miles away); Saint Paul's College and James Solomon Russell-Saint Paul's College Museum

May 18, 2010

2. Left panel

(approx. 0.4 miles away); Hospital and School of the Good Shepherd (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrenceville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Brunswick County Confederate Monument (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. On the left panel are three photos with the captions:
"(Top Left) Graduating class of 1921."
"(Center Left) Woodshop class circa 1920."
"(Bottom Left) Group shop circa 1929."

In the center are a map of the CRIEHT locations and a photo of "(Center Panel) The Saul Building, 1972."

On the right is a photo of "(Above) The Rev. James Solomon Russell circa 1925."

Photos courtesy of Saint Paul’s College Archives.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Marker At This Location titled "Saint Paul's College and James Solomon Russell-Saint Paul's College Museum".

Center panel image. Click for full size.

May 18, 2010

3. Center panel

May 18, 2010

4. Right panel

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

5. Saint Paul's College CRIEHT Marker

Saint Paul's College image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

6. Saint Paul's College

Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail® Map image. Click for full size.

7. Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail® Map

Appomattox County
1. Winonah Camp/Mozella Price Home
2. Carver-Price School
3. Education in 1800's Rural Virginia

Buckingham County
4. One-Room Schoolhouse
5. Carter G. Woodson Birthplace

Cumberland County
6. Hamilton High School
7. Rosenwald School at Cartersville
8. Jackson Davis

Amelia County
9. Russell Grove Presbyterian Church and School
10. Mrs. Samantha Jane Neil

Chesterfield County
11. Virginia State University

Petersburg
12. Earliest Known Public High School for African Americans in Virginia
13. McKenney Library
14. The Peabody-Williams School

Dinwiddie County
15. Southside Virginia Training Center
16. Rocky Branch School
17. Early Education in Dinwiddie County

Nottoway County
18. Blackstone Female Institute
19. Mt. Nebo Church
20. Ingleside Training Institute

Lunenburg County
21. The People's Community Center
22. St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Christian Day School

Prince Edward County
23. Prince Edward County Public Schools
24. R. R. Moton High School
25. Farmville Female Seminary Association
26. First Baptist Church
27. Beulah AME Church
28. Hampden-Sydney College

Charlotte County
29. Southside Virginia Community College - John H. Daniel Campus
30. Charlotte County Library
31. Salem School

Halifax County
32. Meadville Community Center
33. Mary M. Bethune High School
34. Washington-Coleman Elementary School
35. Mizpah Church

Mecklenburg County
36. Thyne Institute
37. Boydton Academic and Bible Institute

Brunswick County
38. Southside Virginia Community College - Christanna Campus
39. Saint Paul's College
40. Hospital and School of the Good Shepherd
41. Fort Christanna

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,817 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 19, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.