Pocomoke City in Worcester County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sturgis One Room School
Museum
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2012
1. Sturgis One Room School Marker
Originally located on Brantley Road east of Pocomoke City, the Sturgis School is one of the last remaining one-room school buildings erected to educate African-American children in Worcester County. Dating around 1900, the single-story frame structure is similar to schools erected during the nineteenth century with its one-room plan, six-over-six sash windows, and plain weatherboard siding. The interior remains with its characteristic board wainscoting below the window sill level and a plastered finish above.
Built on land owned by William Sturgis, the school operated until 1937 when the Stephen Long School was opened in town. Afterwards, the school was converted into a residence and ultimately abandoned until preservation-minded individuals and organizations joined efforts to relocate and restore the school as a local museum in 1998.
Erected by Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Delmarva Low Impact Experiences, Inc., Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council and the Rural Development Center, University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education.
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Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 4.537′ N, 75° 34.19′ W. Marker was in Pocomoke City, Maryland, in Worcester County. It was on Front Street, on the left when traveling south. Located at the rear parking lot and building entrance. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 209 Willow Street, Pocomoke City MD 21851, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was on the Eastern Shore. It was also in the American Mid-Atlantic, on the Delmarva Peninsula, and in the Tidewater. 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Sturgis One-Room School Museum (a few steps from this marker); Mar-Va Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); The Shapes of Ships (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of the Deceased Who Served to Protect Our Country (about 400 feet away); River Trades & Traditions / River Lore & Legend (about 500 feet away); Loblolly Pine (about 600 feet away); Olive Marie Lippoldt (about 600 feet away); Costen House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocomoke City.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2012
2. Sturgis One Room School and Marker
Also see . . . Sturgis One Room School Museum. Website homepage (Submitted on September 9, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 13, 2012
3. Sturgis One Room School, 209 Willow Street
Photographed by Sturgis One Room School Museum
4. Sturgis One Room School
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5. Sturgis One Room School
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6. Sturgis One Room School
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,114 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 21, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
