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Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School

1905 establishments in Pennsylvania1993 disestablishments in PennsylvaniaAfrican-American history in PhiladelphiaChester County, PennsylvaniaEducational institutions disestablished in 1993
Educational institutions established in 1905
Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School, 1907
Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School, 1907

The Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School (DIAS) was a school for African American students in Chester County, Pennsylvania, from 1905 until 1993. Its motto was "self help through self work". It was located in what is now East Brandywine Township.

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Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural School
Bond Drive, East Brandywine Township

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19372 East Brandywine Township
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