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

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Record #87 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County Sussex County
School Name Owen’s Corner School (DuPont)
Location White Deer Road, Delmar
Date Opened Built 1923
Current Status Still standing, now under the care of Mt. Nebo Methodist Church in Delmar.
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999): 13. Showell et al, DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 144.
Additional Information 213-C. Two-room school.

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