Holley Graded School

Holley Graded School (HMEWC)

Location: Lottsburg, VA 22511 Northumberland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 57.78', W 76° 31.17'

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In 1868, Caroline Putnam (1826-1917) established a school for the children of former slaves here. In 1869, her lifelong friend, Sallie Holley (1818-1893) of N.Y., abolitionist and suffragette, purchased this two-acre site. Holley was an agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society from 1851 to 1870. In 1917 this site was deeded to a board of eleven local black trustees. The third school built here was begun in 1914 and completed in 1933 with funds raised solely within the black community. The four room structure was the largest black elementary school in Northumberland County. Since 1917 Holley Graded School has remained under the trustees' control.
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HM NumberHMEWC
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Marker NumberO-48
Year Placed1996
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 1:28pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 366521 N 4202798
Decimal Degrees37.96300000, -76.51950000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 57.78', W 76° 31.17'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 57' 46.80" N, 76° 31' 10.20" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3010 Northumberland Hwy, Lottsburg VA 22511, US
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