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J. J. Jones High School is added to the National Register of Historic Places

J. J. Jones High School is added to the National Register of Historic Places 2021
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The former high school for Black students in Mount Airy, built in 1940, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 27, 2021.
North Carolina's announcement says the school was the only high school for Black students in Surry County and drew students from Surry, Stokes and nearby Patrick County, Virginia. It is significant for the years 1940 to 1966, when it closed as a segregated school after Mount Airy and Surry County schools integrated. The nomination cites education and Black ethnic heritage as its areas of significance.

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