Glover School (Florida)

The William Glover Negro School or Glover School was a segregated school for Black children in Bealsville near Plant City, Florida. It is located at 5110 Horton Road. On November 29, 2001, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Glover School
Glover School (Florida) is located in Florida
Glover School (Florida)
Glover School (Florida) is located in the United States
Glover School (Florida)
LocationPlant City, Florida
Coordinates27°56′33″N 82°4′44″W
NRHP reference No.01001307[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 2001

History

The Bealsville community was established by freed slaves. Prior to 1933 school was held in a church. In 1933, with no funds forthcoming from the School District of Hillsborough County for a school to educate Black children, the community raised $900 to build the William Glover Negro School. In 1940, students sold produce to earn enough money to add a library.[2][3] In 1947, the school board approved drilling a new well to replace one that was contaminated.[4] In 1954, along with Pinecrest High School and Plant City High School, the school operated an on-campus strawberry canning facility that was open to the public.[5]

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Glover Negro School sets a fine example". Tampa Times. January 12, 1940. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. Worth, Sara (June 28, 1946). "10-Mill Levy another feature". Tampa Tribune.
  4. "Budget". The Tampa Times. 5 July 1945. p. 4.
  5. "School Canning Plants Operating". The Tampa Times. 8 June 1954. p. 2.
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