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Rosenwald School

Luling, Caldwell County

Marker Text

Julius Rosenwald created the Rosenwald fund in 1917 to endow new African American schools. Luling’s Rosenwald school opened in 1925 to replace the Luling Colored School which began operation in 1874. The Rosenwald School employed four teachers for ten grades and was built on 2.5 acres including a shop, library, home economics and vocational departments. P. W. Tucker was the first principal. The school added buildings to the campus and maintained high scholastic and extracurricular standards until it closed in 1966. Though most original buildings have been razed, the site continues to be a school campus of the Luling Independent School District.

Marker Details

Address 102 W Newton
Location Description Front west corner of existing buuilding on Newton Street
Marker # 17965
Dedicated 2014
Size, Type 18" x 28" with post
Code Education
Latitude, Longitude 29.68713, -97.655168

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