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Historical society fundraising to highlight Ohio s first-ever school for Black children

Historical society fundraising to highlight Ohio s first-ever school for Black children Harveysburg, Ohio, has a hidden treasure: The state’s first-ever school for free Black children. The Harveysburg Community Historical Society doesn’t want it hidden anymore and last updated 2021-04-01 19:58:06-04 Harveysburg, Ohio, has a hidden treasure: The state’s first-ever school for free Black children, built by white abolitionist Elizabeth Harvey in 1831 and maintained by the Harveysburg Community Historical Society for almost 200 years. People are amazed that this little village has housed this, didn t know that it existed,” said historical society treasurer Lucy McCarren on Thursday. McCarren doesn’t want it hidden anymore. She and other members of the historical society hope to build a new educational cultural center nearby to showcase the schoolhouse’s history, display artifacts used by its original students and provide a more comfortable experience fo

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