by Don Barker | Oct 20, 2021 | Black History & Culture, Black Schools, Black Schools Still Standing
Other Names: Jonestown Elementary School Earliest Documented: 1897 Latest Documented: 1966 Description Categorized as Colored School in 1924 and 1928. Segregated school until it closed in 1966. Jonestown School does not appear on the 1875 or 1897 maps of Caroline...
by Don Barker | Oct 20, 2021 | Black History & Culture, Black Schools, Black Schools Still Standing
Earliest Documented: 1896 Latest Documented: 1928 Description We found this school by comparing the 1920 USGS topo map with Maryland state aerial imagery. It was listed in school board announcements between at least 1896 and 1928. A site visit in 2019 confirms that...
by Don Barker | Oct 20, 2021 | Black History & Culture, Black Schools, Black Schools Still Standing
Other Names: School No. 1 (1896), MHT CAR-126 Earliest Documented: 1875 Latest Documented: 1928 Description 406 Lincoln St., Denton. White frame building was renovated as Masonic Hall. (MHT CAR-126) Categorized as Colored School in 1900 (MHT), 1918...
by Don Barker | Oct 20, 2021 | Black History & Culture, Black Schools, Black Schools Still Standing
Other Names: Chipman’s Lane School, Chitman’s School, Chitmans School, possibly John Wesley School Earliest Documented: 1896 Latest Documented: 1904 Description Listed in 1896 school expenditures in Elect. Dist 5 (Denton Journal), which includes Federalsburg. Google...
by Don Barker | Oct 20, 2021 | Black History & Culture, Black Schools, Black Schools Still Standing
Other Names: School No. 3, Possibly Mission AME School Earliest Documented: 1896 Latest Documented: 1933 Description Denton Journal Oct 1928 lists Bridgetown white and colored schools separately. Bridgetown Colored School building in 2009 (MHT CAR-371) Some details...
