King William Training School

King William Training School (HMVR1)

Location: King William, VA 23086 King William County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 41.683', W 77° 2.004'

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King William Training School was erected here in 1922-23 on the site of the King William Academy (1903-22). The Rosenwald Foundation, which built more than 5,300 black schools in the South, the African American community, and the county funded the school. Constructed as a Rosenwald Foundation Plan 4A building, it has natural lighting, four classrooms with a fifth added in 1927, and an auditorium, library, and office. The school provided a formal education in grades one through twelve. It served as a high school until 1952 and an elementary school until 1961. The Pamunkey Baptist Association bought the King William Training School in 1962.
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HM NumberHMVR1
Series This marker is part of the Rosenwald Schools series
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Marker NumberO 18-a
Year Placed2009
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 8:49am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 320725 N 4173889
Decimal Degrees37.69471667, -77.03340000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 41.683', W 77° 2.004'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 41' 40.98" N, 77° 2' 0.24" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 18599-18643 King William Rd, King William VA 23086, US
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