Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #100 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County Kent County
School Name Berrytown Colored School (DuPont)
Location Intersection of Berrytown and Indian Runner Roads, Felton
Date Opened Built 1923
Current Status No longer standing, torn down between 1982 and 1992.
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999): 69, 76. DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 64.
Additional Information One-room school form.

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