Inscription
1935-1949
Site of the first public high school for African Americans in Howard County. Original site of Warfield Academy, became Mount Gregory School in 1867 for African Americans and was the genesis of Mount Gregory Church. Was a public elementary school by 1925. Through the efforts of the community, secondary grades were phased in beginning 1935, with the first students graduating in 1939.Details
| HM Number | HM5ZO |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century, 20th Century |
| Historical Place | School |
| Marker Type | Historic District |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Placed By | The Maryland Historic Trust and the Maryland State Highway Administration |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 5:13pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 325722 N 4352856 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.30756667, -77.02133333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 18.454', W 77° 1.28' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 18' 27.2400" N, 77° 1' 16.8000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 410 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2332 Roxbury Mills Rd, Cooksville MD 21723, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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