AFRICAN AMERICAN ROOTS IN CHELTENHAM / DOGTOWN

Below are links to several files on the presence of African Americans in the Dogtown / Cheltenham area. Current in 2003 there isn't a very large presence of African Americans in this area. However, the history of the area does have evidence of a larger presence in the past.

• The Cheltenham Colored School    This was also called Colored School No. 10 and later Vashon Elementary School.

• African American miners in the late 19th and early 20th century    Evidence