| State | Delaware |
|---|---|
| County | Sussex County |
| School Name | Blackwater Colored School (DuPont) |
| Location | Powell Farm Road, Clarksville |
| Date Opened | 1922 |
| Current Status | Burned down in 1952 |
| Source | Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999), 69. Showell et al, DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 121. |
| Additional Information | Originally a one-room school, later an addition made it a two-room school. Union Wesley United Methodist Church was built on the site of Blackwater's grounds in 1959. |
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