Indian Mission School

Indian Mission School
Location 27073 John J. Williams Hwy.,
Millsboro, Delaware
Coordinates 38°36′22″N 75°12′42″W / 38.60605°N 75.21175°W / 38.60605; -75.21175Coordinates: 38°36′22″N 75°12′42″W / 38.60605°N 75.21175°W / 38.60605; -75.21175
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1948
MPS Nanticoke Indian Community TR
NRHP Reference # 79003312[1]
Added to NRHP April 26, 1979

Indian Mission School, also known as the Nanticoke Indian Center, is a historic school building located in Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in about 1948, after the original school was destroyed by fire. It is a one-story, stuccoed masonry building with a gable roof. It features a concrete block covered entrance. The school was organized after school reforms of the early 20th century mandated that the children of the strongly Native American families of the Nanticoke be placed in the same schools as African-American students.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Indian Mission School" (PDF).

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