Bethania in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Oak Grove School

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

1. Oak Grove School Marker

Inscription. Oak Grove School was constructed ca. 1910 and served nearby African-American children from ca. 1910-1950. Tradition maintains that Oak Grove's construction was made possible through the donation of the site by a local African-American family, the assistance of a local church, contribution in money and labor of the population the school would serve, and assistance from Forsyth County. Oak Grove School is the only known example of Forsyth County's once common, one-room, African-American schoolhouse. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Erected 2003 by Winston-Salem Historic Marker Program.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 36° 10.34′ N, 80° 19.25′ W. Marker is in Bethania, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is on Oak Grove Road 0.1 miles west of Bethabara Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bethania NC 27010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cedar Grove School (approx. one mile away); Great Wagon Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); Alpha Chapel (approx. 1.1 miles away);

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Bethania (approx. 1.1 miles away); Wolff-Moser House (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Bethania (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lord Cornwallis (approx. 1.1 miles away); Stoneman's Raid (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethania.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

2. Oak Grove School Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

3. Oak Grove School Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

4. Oak Grove School Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

5. Oak Grove School Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

6. Oak Grove School Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

7. Oak Grove School Marker

Oak Grove School building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

8. Oak Grove School building

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012

9. Oak Grove School building

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,289 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on February 12, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.