Phenix High School

Phenix High School was a segregated public school for African Americans, active from 1931 to 1968. It was created by the Hampton Institute, now , as a normal school near the town of and in Elizabeth City County, Virginia in 1931.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joseph S. Darling Memorial Stadium and Virginia Air and Space Science Center.

Stadium
, located in , serves primarily as a high school football stadium, and also hosts various track-and-field meets, as well as marching band competitions. is situated 1 mile southeast of Phenix High School.

Museum
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The is a museum and educational facility in that also serves as the visitors center for NASA's and Langley Air Force Base. is situated 1 mile southeast of Phenix High School.

Park
Photo: William Grimes, Public domain.
The is an outdoor, roadside museum in which recognizes Hampton's role in America's early space exploration and aircraft testing. is situated 1 mile north of Phenix High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kecoughtan and Aberdeen Gardens.

Neighborhood
In the seventeenth century, was the name of the settlement now known as . In the early twentieth century, it was also the name of a town nearby in Elizabeth City County. It was annexed into the City of Newport News in 1927.

Neighborhood
is a national historic district located at , United States. The district was part of a planned community initiated by under New Deal legislation. is situated 2 miles west of Phenix High School.

Suburb
is a in , along the water's edge of , at the end of Virginia's Lower Peninsula. It is named after one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence, George . is situated 2 miles southwest of Phenix High School.

Phenix High School

Latitude
37.03098° or 37° 1′ 52″ north
Longitude
-76.36161° or 76° 21′ 42″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87952JJQ+99
Geo­Names ID
4778681
Wiki­data ID
Q7181356
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Phenix High School” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 菲尼克斯高中
  • French: Phenix High School
  • Japanese: ジョージ・P・フェニックス訓練学校
  • Swedish: Phenix High School

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