201 ► Virginia, Northumberland County, Reedville — O-61 — Julius Rosenwald High School —

Originally known as Northumberland County Training School, this institution opened in 1917, under principal John M. Ellison. Local African Americans raised more than $7,000 to build the school and received additional funding from the Rosenwald Fund. . . . — — Map (db m22954) HM

202 ► Virginia, Orange County, Orange — JJ-31 — Orange Graded School — Rosenwald Funded —

Orange Graded School, built in 1925 to replace the African American schoolhouse on West Main Street, stood here. Of the several county schools for black students, Orange Graded was the only one built using the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which was . . . — — Map (db m89880) HM

203 ► Virginia, Page County, Luray — C-38 — Andrew Jackson School —

The Andrew Jackson School, named for a local Black entrepreneur, was built here in 1924-25 to serve African American students. The Black community raised half of the $5,467 cost of the three-classroom building. Additional support came from the . . . — — Map (db m225877) HM

204 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — C-35 — Washington Graded School —

Washington Graded School was built here ca. 1924 to serve African American students. The Parents' Civil League, a local organization of African Americans, conveyed the land to the district school board. Contributions for the two-teacher building . . . — — Map (db m171312) HM

205 ► Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — D-44 — Newtown (East Elkton) School —

The Newtown School, built here in 1921-1922, served African American students during the segregation era. Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck and Co, collaborated with Booker T. washington in a school-building campaign beginning in . . . — — Map (db m108889) HM

206 ► Virginia, Scott County, Gate City — KA-22 — Prospect Public School —

Prospect School, for six decades Scott County's only public school for African Americans, moved into a new building 1.5 miles northwest of here ca. 1919. Contributions for the two-room school came from the black community ($1,200), the county . . . — — Map (db m228718) HM

207 ► Virginia, Smyth County, Marion — KD-16 — Carnegie High School —

The Rev. Amos Carnegie came to Marion by 1927 as pastor of Mount Pleasant Methodist Church. Finding the town's school for African Americans “hardly fit for a stable,” he organized a campaign for a new building. When the school board delayed, . . . — — Map (db m209772) HM

208 ► Virginia, Southampton County, Courtland — U-55 — Courtland School — Rosenwald Funded —

Courtland School, which served African American students during the segregation era, was erected here in 1928-29 at a cost of $4,000. The local African American community raised $1,000, while the county contributed $2,500. The Julius Rosenwald . . . — — Map (db m107407) HM

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209 ► Virginia, Suffolk — K-332 — East Suffolk School Complex — Reported missing

Between 1926 and 1927, African Americans raised $3,300 toward the East Suffolk School, which opened with T.J. Johnson as principal. In addition to public money, the Julius Rosenwald Fund also provided $1,500 to assist the effort. Rosenwald, . . . — — Map (db m76806) HM

210 ► Virginia, Suffolk — K-271 — Florence Graded School —

Florence Graded School was named for Florence Bowser, a noted educator who was instrumental in having the school constructed. It was built here ca. 1920 with contributions from the local Black community, public funds, and a grant from the Julius . . . — — Map (db m234381) HM

211 ► Virginia, Suffolk, Driver — K-271 — Florence Graded School — Reported permanently removed

Florence Graded School was named for Florence Bowser, a noted educator who was instrumental in having the school constructed. It was built in 1920 with state and local funds and a grant from the Julius Rosenwald Fund which had been created in 1922 . . . — — Map (db m234380) HM

212 ► Virginia, Suffolk, Holy Neck — U-128 — Nansemond County Training School —

Two miles south stood the Nansemond County Training School, the first high school in the county for African American students. It was constructed in 1924 with $5,000 contributed by African American families, $11,500 in public money, and $1,500 from . . . — — Map (db m22945) HM

213 ► Virginia, Suffolk, Nansemond — K-333 — Huntersville Rosenwald School —

The Huntersville School was built in 1930-31 as a Rosenwald School. The Julius Rosenwald fund provided $1,000 toward the construction, with contributions from African Americans and the local government provided the rest of its $7,000 cost. . . . — — Map (db m98267) HM

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