Titusville Negro School
Posted by: Markerman62
N 28° 36.425 W 080° 48.849
17R E 518169 N 3164469
A marker at the location of the first permanent school for blacks in Titusville.
Waymark Code: WMFZ05
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2012
Views: 12
Following temporary sites on Washington Avenue in 1883 and Dummitt Avenue in 1886, the Titusville Negro School was located on this site in 1915; it housed grades 1-8. The original building was burned in 1931, and a new eight-classroom frame building was erected; an auditorium was added later. The school grew to a 1-12 complex and the first students to complete high school here were graduated in 1938.
After the new Gibson School was opened in 1957, the site was abandoned and the building razed.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Brevard
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: City of Titusville
Website: Not listed
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