Event Dime
Dedication of Freedmen’s Schoolhouse in Smithfield on June 19
- When:
- June 19, 2026 · 11:00 AM
- Where:
- 403 Caswell Street, Smithfield, North Carolina
- Source:
- Triangle on the Cheap
The Historic Smithfield Foundation will hold a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Freedmen’s Schoolhouse on Friday, June 19, 2026. The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary of First Missionary Baptist Church, 403 Caswell Street, Smithfield, North Carolina. A ribbon cutting and tours of the schoolhouse, at 308 N Fourth Street, will follow. Dr. Crystal R. Sanders, a Johnston County native and descendant of freedmen who attended the school, will be the keynote speaker. Sh