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

Record Detail

Record #88 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County Sussex County
School Name Portsville School (DuPont)
Location Mt. Pleasant Rd, Laurel
Date Opened Built 1922
Current Status Demolished in 1960s, no longer standing
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999), 57, 69. Showell et al, DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 145.
Additional Information One-room school house.

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