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Eckington School

Mt Pony Rd, VA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 38° 24' 13.102272", -77° 55' 24.976128"
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The Eckington School was built in 1895 as a frame, one-room school for African American students from the nearby communities of Eckington and Poplar Ridge. The school building is typical of the ungraded schools of the 19th century that had all grades housed together in the same room. Such schools were common in rural communities until the mid-20th century. The Eckington School building closed in 1941. This structure stands as a rare example of the nearly vanished one-room schoolhouse type, illustrating the importance of education among the rural black community in the decades after the Civil War.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
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