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

Record Detail

Record #112 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County Kent County
School Name Fork Branch School (DuPont)
Location W. Denneys Rd, Dover
Date Opened Built 1921
Current Status No longer standing, demolished in 1960s
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999), 57, 63. DuPont “Colored” Schools, 1920-1931: An Architectural Survey Report, 70.
Additional Information One-room school. Primarily served the Lenape community.

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