Temperance Industrial and Collegiate Institute

Temperance Industrial and Collegiate Institute (HM1F5B)

Location: Spring Grove, VA 23881 Surry County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 9.931', W 76° 58.404'

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On 12 Oct. 1892, Dr. John Jefferson Smallwood, born enslaved in 1863 in Rich Square, North Carolina, founded the Temperance Industrial & Collegiate Institute nearby with fewer than ten students. Sprawled over sixty-five acres on the James River in Claremont, his school provided a high level of education for African American boys and girls from Virginia and other states. After Smallwood's untimely death on 29 Sept. 1912, his school underwent several mergers and name changes. By the time the school closed in 1928, more than two thousand students had attended.
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HM NumberHM1F5B
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Marker NumberK 331
Year Placed2010
Placed ByDepartment of Historical Resources
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Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 2:51am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 324786 N 4115057
Decimal Degrees37.16551667, -76.97340000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 9.931', W 76° 58.404'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 9' 55.86" N, 76° 58' 24.24" W
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Area Code(s)757, 804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7861-7899 Colonial Trail W, Spring Grove VA 23881, US
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