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

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Record #256 from Segregated Schools on Delmarva

State Delaware
County New Castle
School Name Thoroughfare Neck School
Location Deakneyville, Thoroughfare Neck
Date Opened ca. 1860s
Current Status
Source Bradley Skelcher, African American Education in Delaware (Wilmington: Delaware Heritage Press, 1999) 11.
Additional Information Two story meeting house-school requested, Delaware Association only provided funding for single story structure. Building materials supplied by Freedmen's Bureau.

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