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DELAWARE STATE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
On June 17, 1921, the Board of Trustees of the State College for colored students, later known as Delaware State College, approved a resolution recommending the establishment of a four year high school for Negro students on its campus. This was the second such institution in the state, and the first outside of Wilmington. Many of the classes were held in the Dupont Building, also known as the Practice School. This building was named for Pierre S. Dupont, a Delaware philanthropist who was instrumental in funding the construction of Negro Schools throughout the state. With he establishment of a comprehensive high school for Negro students in each county, the State College High School was closed in 1952.
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LOCATION: West side of U.S. 13, North Dover, rear of campus. The Delaware Public Archives operates a historical markers program as part
of its mandate. Markers are placed at historically significant locations and sites
across the state. For more information on this program, please contact Moira Conlan at (302) 744-5035
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