Kent County Board of Education deeds and survey

Collection — Box: Multi 01

Identifier: MS-0087

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains two deeds and a survey for plots of land in Millington purchased by the Board of Education of Kent County. In 1915 initiatives were made to build larger modern schools in Millington, Betterton, Kennedyville, and Rock Hall.

Dates

Creation: 1915-1919

Access restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Publication rights

Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Organizational History Note

Public Education in Maryland was combined in the Act of 1865 to create a uniform system of education. Early records for the Kent County Board of Education were not preserved.