Near Prince Frederick in Calvert County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Wallville School

ca. 1880-1934

Photographed by Shane Oliver, March 10, 2022

1. Old Wallville School Marker

Inscription. Oldest standing one-room schoolhouse for African American students in Calvert County. Offered education for grades 1-7 in the Wallville community. Illustrates the segregated educational facilities of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Moved in 2006 to current site for preservation and reconstruction.

Erected 2010 by Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland State Highway Administration.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.

Location. 38° 33.152′ N, 76° 34.158′ W. Marker is near Prince Frederick, Maryland, in Calvert County. It is on Dares Beach Road (Maryland Route 402) 1.2 miles east of Maryland 2/4, on the left when traveling east. On the grounds of the Calvert Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prince Frederick MD 20678, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Maryland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: W. S. Brooks High School (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Arthur Storer Planetarium (approx. 0.7 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Green

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Michael J. Moore (approx. 1.2 miles away); War in the Chesapeake (approx. 1.2 miles away); "O! say can you see…" (approx. 1.2 miles away); Panic in Prince Frederick (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prince Frederick.

Photographed by Ben Sturgis, April 12, 2012

2. Old Wallville School Marker

Old Wallville School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ben Sturgis, April 12, 2012

3. Old Wallville School

Old Wallville Schoolhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, March 10, 2022

4. Old Wallville Schoolhouse

Old Wallville Schoolhouse Interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, March 10, 2022

5. Old Wallville Schoolhouse Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2012, by Ben Sturgis of Huntingtown, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,320 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 17, 2022, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2012, by Ben Sturgis of Huntingtown, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on April 17, 2022, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.