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| Location | 27073 John J. Williams Hwy., Millsboro, Delaware |
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| Coordinates | 38°36′22″N75°12′42″W / 38.60605°N 75.21175°W /38.60605; -75.21175 |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1948 |
| MPS | Nanticoke Indian Community TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003312[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1979 |
Indian Mission School, also known as theNanticoke Indian Center, is a historic school building located nearMillsboro,Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in about 1948, after the original school was destroyed by fire. It is a one-story,stuccoed masonry building with agable roof. It features a concrete block covered entrance. The school was organized after school reforms of the early 20th century mandated that the children of the strongly Native American families of theNanticoke Indian Association be placed in the same schools as African-American students.[2]
It was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
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