Skinquarter in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Beulah School, Rosenwald Funded
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 18, 2026
1. Beulah School, Rosenwald Funded Marker
Beulah Baptist Church, just across the road, housed a school for African American children in the Skinquarter community until about 1920, when the school moved into a new building on this site. Contributions for the one-teacher school came from the Black community, the county, and the Julius Rosenwald Fund. This fund, created by the president of Sears, Roebuck, and Co. and inspired by the work of Booker T. Washington, helped build more than 5,000 schools for Black children in the rural South between 1917 and 1932. Beulah, one of six Rosenwald schools in Chesterfield County, served students in grades 1-7. It closed in 1948 when four elementary schools were consolidated nearby at Winterpock.
Erected 2020 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number S-78.)
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 1920.
Location. 37° 23.347′ N, 77° 47.943′ W. Marker is in Skinquarter, Virginia,
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Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont, in Central Virginia, and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Skinquarter Baptist Church (approx. 1˝ miles away); Goode's Bridge (approx. 3.6 miles away); Amelia County / Chesterfield County (approx. 3.6 miles away); Sale of Enslaved People at Oakland (approx. 5.4 miles away); William Ransom Johnson (1782-1849)
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 18, 2026
2. Beulah School, Rosenwald Funded Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. William Ransom Johnson (was approx. 5.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Eppington (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Ewell Crosses the Appomattox (was approx. 6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
