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07017.ED – Students at the Myerstown Colored School with teacher Annie Watkins; taken around 1920; Jefferson County, WV; Annie left this school and eventually taught at Eagle Avenue Colored School. The first known school for Black students in Myerstown was built in 1875 on a lot purchased from Fisher A. Lewis. The building is no longer standing. Here Students at the Myerstown Colored School are pictured with teacher Annie Watkins. The photograph was taken around 1920 in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Annie Watkins left this school and later taught at Eagle Avenue Colored School in Charles Town. Eventually the school was sold to Charles Sim. The first known school for black student in Myerstown was built in 1875 on a lot purchased from Fisher A. Lewis. The building is no longer standing. Here students at the Myerstown Colored School are pictured with teacher Annie Watkins. The photo was taken around 1920 in Jefferson County, WV. Annie Watkins left this school and eventually taught at Eagle Avenue Colored School in Charles Town. Eventually the school was sold to Charles Sim.