Hainesville Colored School

Other Names: Haynesville Colored School

 

Earliest Documented: 1897

 

Latest Documented: 1936

 

Category Civic

 

Tags: Segregated Black Schools

 

Description

 

The 1936 description of school adjacent to Horsey and Everngam lands near Williston matches 1897 map of Caroline County
Description: “Denton Journal 1936 refers to Horsey and Everngam properties adjacent to Haynesville School near Williston.  Categorized as Colored School in 1928.  Site visit in 2017 confirmed no structure exists.

 

Site of Hainesville Colored School

 

More images are here.

 

Location Precision: 30 meters

 

Structure Exists: No

 

Primary Source: 1897 Saulsbury map

 

Other Sources: DJ 1936-06-06/page-2, 1928-10-20/page-4

 

 

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