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Orange Park Normal & Industrial School

Orange Park Normal and Industrial School was a private boarding school founded in 1891 in Orange Park, Florida. It was Florida's only racially integrated school when it was in operation, founded by the American Missionary Association (AMA). It closed in 1913 in the wake of a 1895 state law forbidding whites from teaching blacks.

History
The school was founded by the American Missionary Association (AMA) and opened in October 7, 1891 south of Jacksonville in Clay County along the St. Johns River. The campus included dormitories and workshops. The school appealed and won against "Sheats' Law", but closed in 1913 after Sheats had returned to office. A historical marker is at the site of the school, erected in 2017. ==References==
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