Jefferson School

Jefferson School (HMD26)

Location: Charlottesville, VA 22903
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N 38° 1.892', W 78° 29.178'

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The name Jefferson School has a long associationwith African American education in Charlottesville.It was first used in the 1860s in a Freedmen'sBureau school and then for a public grade schoolby 1894. Jefferson High School opened here in1926 as the city's first high school for blacks, anearly accredited black high school in Virginia.The facility became Jefferson Elementary Schoolin 1951. In 1958, some current and former Jeffersonstudents requested transfers to two white schools.The state closed the two white schools. Theirreopening in 1959 began the process of desegre-gation in Charlottesville. Jefferson School housedmany different educational programs afterintegrating in 1965.
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HM NumberHMD26
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Marker NumberQ-30
Year Placed2003
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 11:57am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 720618 N 4212296
Decimal Degrees38.03153333, -78.48630000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 1.892', W 78° 29.178'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 1' 53.52" N, 78° 29' 10.68" W
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Area Code(s)434, 540
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 401-499 Commerce St, Charlottesville VA 22903, US
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