St. Emma Military Academy and St. Francis de Sales
| St. Emma Military Academy | |
|---|---|
Belmead in 1845, before St. Emma Military Academy | |
| Location | |
3505 Belmead Road, NW of JCT of Rtes. 663 & 600, near Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Coordinates | 37°37′24″N 77°58′45″W / 37.62333°N 77.97917°W |
| Information | |
| Other name | St. Emma Industrial and Agricultural Institute (1895–1946) |
| Established | 1895 |
| Closed | 1972 |
| St. Francis de Sales | |
|---|---|
St. Francis de Sales c. 1900 | |
| Location | |
3500 St. Emma Road near Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia, U.S. | |
| Information | |
| Other names | "Rock Castle" |
| Established | 1899 |
| Closed | 1970 |
St. Emma Military Academy, formerly known as St. Emma Industrial and Agricultural Institute, was a private boarding school for African American male students, constructed in 1895 in Powhatan County near Powhatan, Virginia, US. It shared a campus with St. Francis de Sales, a private boarding school for African American female students. The two school grounds are separated by a small creek. The schools were founded by Edward and Louise Morrell, in partnership with Katharine Drexel, and they had a Catholic religious affiliation.