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The Jarvisburg Colored School, located in Jarvisburg, Currituck County, was the oldest African-American school in North Carolina. In 1894, the school building was moved to Grandy, NC. After numerous uses, the Jarvisburg Colored School was preserved and in 2014 became a museum.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 26 Issue No. 3, July 2017,
p109-110
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44190
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"A little white schoolhouse once served as a hub for black students and farming families in Currituck County. Lovingly restored and filled with memories, it remains and enduring point of pride." the former Jarvisburg Colored School serves currently as a museum representing black educational history. It closed in 1950 and in 1998, a fundraising effort began for its restoration.
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