01001.BD – Fishermen’s Hall, 319 S. West St., Charles Town WV.
01002.BD – Pictured is Charles Town District Colored Graded School, the first free public school for Black students. It was in operation from 1874 until 1894 with Littleton L. Page as principal and Phillip Jackson as assistant principal. It was located on Harewood Avenue next to the Zion Baptist Church. Perfect order was maintained by Principal Page. There were 47 boys and 33 girls enrolled.
01003.BD – James and Mamie Bradford owned this building. Several businesses operated in this building, the last being Pete Lee’s Billiards.
01004.BD – Star Lodge #1 Mason Building located at the corner of Lawrence (Delany Place) and Avis Streets.
01005.BD – Foundation date of 1950
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01007.BD – Pictured here is the home of Earl Johnson, which was built by him; He and his wife Rebecca, raised 3 daughters (Mozell, Signolia, Launora) here. The house became the home of John and Edith Clay in 1953 where they raised their four children, Gary, Michael, Robert, and Shari.
01008.BD – Middleway Black School was built in 1870. In 1908 another school was built on a lot next to the early school. The school closed in 1929.
01009.BD – Shady Side Colored School was located on West High Street in Shepherdstown. The lot had been purchased for $65 from R. A. Hesey in 1883 by the school commissioners. This was the second school for Black students in Shepherdstown. Eventually, the school would be replaced by Eastside Elementary in 1948. Sara Cranw and John Harris were two of the teachers at this school.
01010.BD – Pictured here is the Old School in Shepherdstown, which was the oldest school for Black students in that town. It was the first Black school in Shepherdstown and still stands on Brown’s Alley. It operated until 1883 as a one-room school. Today it is used and owned by the Asbury United Methodist Church. Originally, classes were held both during the day and in the evening. During the day, there might be as many as 75 students and at night as many as 35.
01011.BD – Mechanicstown Black School was built in 1891. The school closed in 1934 and the students were transferred to Eagle Avenue Elementary School. The building still stands on Rt. 9 South.
01012.BD – Grandview Elementary School is in Bolivar in the Harpers Ferry District. The school was built in 1930 and closed in 1965.
01013.BD – Eastside Elementary School in Shepherdstown opened in 1948 and became part of Shepherdstown Elementary School in 1965
01014.BD – This is a photo of the home of Mozell McDaniel Burrell. The house was located on Reymann Street in Ranson, WV. The house was built by her father, Earl Johnson. This was a example of a shotgun home.
01015.BD – Pictured here is the old shed on Edith Clay’s grandfather’s property. the shed held the coal which they used for heat. The property was owned by Earl Johnson, who was the grandfather of Edith Clay. Date is unknown.
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01018.BD – Eagle Avenue Elementary School was built in 1929 and closed in 1966.
01019.BD – In 1938, this building was the annex to the second Eagle Avenue School. It served as the original Page Jackson High School until 1951 when the new high school building for blacks was built.
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