Julius Rosenwald High School

Julius Rosenwald High School (HMF6E)

Location: Reedville, VA 22539 Northumberland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 51.528', W 76° 16.895'

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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. Julius Rosenwald, chairman of the board of directors of Sears Roebuck and Co., created this fund in 1917 to finance the building of rural southern schools for blacks. Some 5,000 Rosenwald schools were built in 15 states, including 308 in Virginia. On 12 Nov. 1932, under its principal the Reverend Dr. Henry M. Ruffin, the school was renamed the Julius Rosenwald High School. It closed in 1958.
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HM NumberHMF6E
Series This marker is part of the Rosenwald Schools series
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Marker NumberO-61
Year Placed2000
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 5:08pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 387262 N 4190922
Decimal Degrees37.85880000, -76.28158333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 51.528', W 76° 16.895'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 51' 31.68" N, 76° 16' 53.70" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 19611-20113 Northumberland Hwy, Reedville VA 22539, US
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