Ingleside Training Institute

Ingleside Training Institute (HMKRH)

Location: Burkeville, VA 23922 Nottoway County
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N 37° 10.983', W 78° 11.613'

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Burkeville, Virginia

— Nottoway County —

When the Russell Grove School in Amelia County grew too big for its building, land was found in Nottoway County near Burkeville for a new school. Built in 1892 to educate African-American girls, the new school was named Ingleside Seminary. It was funded by northern churches. In 1894, Ingleside was recognized by the State Board of Education as a Teacher Training Institute. It prepared young women to teach all grades, including those at training schools. The young teachers, some only 16, were in great demand as new African-American schools began springing up around Southside Virginia.

Because there were no secondary educational opportunities for women in Amelia County until 1933, many young women boarded at Ingleside. In 1940 it offered "an accredited high school course and two years of college training for Negroes." The school eventually received funding from the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church and was renamed the Ingleside-Fee Memorial Institute. Today, Ingleside is the site of the Burkeville Elementary School. Only one classroom and the pump house remain of the original buildings.
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Marker Number20
Placed ByCivil Rights in Education Heritage Trail?
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Date Added Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 1:38am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 749134 N 4118868
Decimal Degrees37.18305000, -78.19355000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 10.983', W 78° 11.613'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 10' 58.98" N, 78° 11' 36.78" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8290 State Rte 9694, Burkeville VA 23922, US
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