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

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Record #255 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County Kent County
School Name Whatcoat Church School
Location East side of Slaughter Street, Dover
Date Opened ca. 1867
Current Status
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999): 11.
Additional Information Whatcoat school operated from Whatcoat M.E. Church Building until construction of school building. School building constructed with assistance from Delaware Association and the Freedmen's Bureau.

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