*The Registry celebrates the opening of the Glass Hill School on this date in 1887. This was one of many primary education schools for Blacks during Reconstruction.
Founded in Wicomico County, Maryland, the school was originally identified simply as “ Col'd,” an abbreviation used for "Colored" School. In 1900, Jim Jackson purchased and moved the school to Pittsville, MD, where it was abandoned and scheduled for demolition. After restoration, it became a shop called Schoolhouse Collectibles. The present location is 7915 Maple Street, Pittsville, MD.
