Rabbit’s Ferry School educated Native American and African American students of the Robinsonville area from 1920-1965. Built in 1919 through Pierre S. du Pont’s school rebuilding program, the school served students in grades 1-8 and later, grades 1-6. Rabbit’s Ferry was one of the last active one-room schools in the state when it closed in 1965. Remaining students transitioned into the Lewes Special School District, which desegregated 11 years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled segregation in schools unconstitutional. After the school closed, the building was repurposed as the Rabbit’s Ferry Community Center.

SC-266: Installed in 2018.

Location:

19112 Robinsonville Road, Lewes, DE 19958

 

Links to more resources:

• Historic marker tells story of Rabbit’s Ferry
• Rabbit’s Ferry Newspaper Clippings
• African American Education in Delaware – Rabbit’s Ferry
• DPA Record Group 8005-000-009 Rabbit’s Ferry Order Book
• DPA Records Group 8005-000-007 Rabbit’s Ferry Admin Records
• DPA Record Group 8005-002-060 Rabbit’s Ferry Closed School File