Wadesboro in Anson County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Anson County Training School
Photographed by Bria Williams
1. Anson County Training School Marker
1920-1960
A facility for education
of children of color.
Woodlawn School
1960-1961
J.R. Faison School
1961-1985
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education.
Location. 34° 58.551′ N, 80° 5.15′ W. Marker is in Wadesboro, North Carolina, in Anson County. It is at the intersection of Route 74 and South Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Route 74. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wadesboro NC 28170, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. 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: The Women of the Confederacy (approx. 0.8 miles away); Blind Boy Fuller (approx. 0.8 miles away); 1900 Total Solar Eclipse (approx. 0.8 miles away); Boggan-Hammond House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Anson County Memorial Fountain (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hugh Hammond Bennett (approx. 0.9 miles away); Capt. Patrick Boggan (approx. 0.9 miles away); Thomas Samuel Ashe (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wadesboro.
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Photographed by Bria Williams
2. Anson County Training School Marker
Photographed by Bria Williams
3. Anson County Training School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2016, by Bria Williams of Knightdale, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,602 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2016, by Bria Williams of Knightdale, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
