The William Glover Negro School or Glover School was a segregated

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for Black children in Bealsville near Plant City,

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. It is located at 5110 Horton Road. On November 29, 2001, it was added to the U.S.

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History

The Bealsville community was established by freed slaves. Prior to 1933 school was held in a church. In 1933, with no funds forthcoming from the

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for a school to educate Black children, the community raised $900 to build the William Glover Negro School. In 1940, students sold produce to earn enough money to add a library. In 1947, the school board approved drilling a new well to replace one that was contaminated. In 1954, along with Pinecrest High School and Plant City High School, the school operated an on-campus strawberry canning facility that was open to the public.

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National Register of Historic Places

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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs

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National Register of Historic Places in Hillsborough County, Florida