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County: Boyd

Booker T. Washington School

Marker Number:

2184

Location:

726 Central Avenue, Ashland, KY

School’s first two-year high school class graduated in 1925 and first four-year class in 1932. J. J. Rogers was principal of Booker T. Washington from 1903 to 1922; Charles B. Nuckolls followed and served from 1922 to 1962, when the school closed due to desegregation. *Given by the City of Ashland.
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School’s first two-year high school class graduated in 1925 and first four-year class in 1932. J. J. Rogers was principal of Booker T. Washington from 1903 to 1922; Charles B. Nuckolls followed and served from 1922 to 1962, when the school closed due to desegregation. *Given by the City of Ashland

Dedicated October 2005.

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County: Scott

Zion Hill/Zion Hill School

Marker Number:

2267

Location:

S. Weisenberger Mill Rd. & Zion Hill Ln., Midway

Established prior to the end of slavery. Originally known as South Elkhorn Bend & Lenerson. The name was later changed to Zion Hill. It was a prominent African American community with two stores, church, and post office. Whitney M. Young, president of Lincoln Institute, a black boarding school, began his early education here.
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Site of one of the 158 Rosenwald Schools constructed in Kentucky between 1917 and 1932. The one-room schoolhouse provided an education for African American children required to attend segregated schools. This program grew out of Booker T. Washington’s vision for educational reform & his partnership with Julius Rosenwald.

Dedicated August 16, 2008.

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County: Scott

Sadieville Rosenwald School

Marker Number:

2306

Location:

714 Pike St., KY 32, Sadieville

One of 158 Rosenwald schools built in Kentucky, ca. 1917-1920. Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald developed plans to build schools throughout the South. This one-teacher school cost $2500 and was funded by African Americans, the Scott Co. Board of Education, and the Rosenwald Fund.
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Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church- Prior to the establishment of Sadieville, the African American church was organized in 1872. The lot was deeded to trustees of the congregation by Thomas J. & Josie Burgess on Nov. 13, 1884, “for the purpose of erecting a house of worship.” It is the oldest surviving church in Sadieville.

Dedicated December 13, 2009.

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County: McCracken

Woodland School

Marker Number:

2404

Location:

5740 Hocker Rd., Paducah

Former site of a Rosenwald School for African Americans in Massac, New Hope and Hills Chapel. In this one-room wooden structure, one teacher taught 25-30 students from grades 1-8. Many of the students were children and grandchildren of former slaves. Woodland School opened in the 1920s and closed in 1963, due to the integration of Kentucky schools.
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Rosenwald Schools- From 1912-1932, Julius Rosenwald, philanthropist and CEO of Sears, Roebuck, & Co., collaborated with Booker T. Washington, preeminent African American educator, to build 5357 new one-room schools to serve African Americans across the south and southwest. Their goal was to improve the quality of education for children in rural areas.

Dedicated August 10, 2013.

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County: Oldham

LaGrange Training School

Marker Number:

2418

Location:

419 N. First St., LaGrange

Built in 1921-22, it was the ninth school in Ky. for African Americans supported by the Julius Rosenwald Grant. After completing the first 8 years of school, students were bussed 25 miles to the Lincoln Institute in Shelby Co. to attend high school. This ended after the 1964 Civil Rights Act integrated Kentucky schools. Over.
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Rosenwald Schools- Site of one of the 158 Rosenwald Schools constructed in Kentucky between 1917 & 1932. The one-room schoolhouse provided an education for African American children required to attend segregated schools. This program grew out of Booker T. Washington’s vision for educational reform & his partnership with philanthropist, Julius Rosenwald.

Dedicated June 21, 2014.

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County: Montgomery

Mt. Sterling School

Marker Number:

2479

Location:

110 Hamilton St., Mt. Sterling

Mt. Sterling (Du Bois) School was the second of two Rosenwald Schools in Montgomery Co. Built in 1929, it initially had ten teachers for grades 1-12, as well as a library. In 1952, the two high schools for African Americans were consolidated. A fire destroyed the building in 1964, and the schools in Montgomery Co. then became fully integrated.
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Julius Rosenwald School- Site of one of the 158 Rosenwald Schools constructed in Kentucky between 1917 & 1932. The one-room schoolhouse provided an education for African American children required to attend segregated schools. This program grew out of Booker T. Washington’s vision for educational reform & his partnership with philanthropist Julius Rosenwald.

Dedicated October 16, 2015.

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