Gatesville in Gates County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Reid's Grove School

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 20, 2014

1. Reid's Grove School Marker

Inscription.
Still on its original site, the Reid's Grove School educated African American students in the Gatesville area. Completed on November 5, 1927 and closed in 1951, it was one of seven schools in Gates County (and one of over 800 in North Carolina) financed by Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck and Company, to educate blacks students during segregation. The building later housed the local North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service office for African Americans and was renamed the Mitchell Building in honor of the Howard Mitchell, the state's first black extension agent.
The building was entered in the National Register of Historic Places, August 30, 2011

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1904.

Location. 36° 25.125′ N, 76° 45.454′ W. Marker is in Gatesville, North Carolina, in Gates County. Marker is on Main Street (State Highway 37) half a mile south of Alternate U.S. 158, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gatesville NC 27938, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies.

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Gates County Courthouse (approx. 1.1 miles away); Gates County Confederate Monument (approx. 1.1 miles away); William P. Roberts (approx. 1.1 miles away); Burning of Winton (approx. 9.8 miles away); Hertford County WWI Memorial (approx. 9.9 miles away); a different marker also named Burning of Winton (approx. 9.9 miles away); Hertford County UDC Monument (approx. 9.9 miles away); Chowan Academy (approx. 10.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gatesville.

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Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 20, 2014

2. Reid's Grove School

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 20, 2014

3. Reid's Grove School Marker

Duplicate marker at roadfront

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 594 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 21, 2014, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.