Celia Dial Saxon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCelia Dial Saxon
African-American schoolmistress
Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1857
Place of Birth: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 29-Jan-1935
Profession: teacher
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Celia Dial Saxon
- Celia Dial Saxon (October 1, 1857 – January 29, 1935) was an African-American schoolmistress, who taught in Columbia, South Carolina, for 55 years.
- She was one of the founders of the Fairwold Industrial Home for Negro Girls and the Wilkinson Orphanage of Negro Children.
- In 1929, Blossom Street School was renamed in her honor.
- in 1954, the Columbia Housing Authority named a 400-unit, low-income housing project after her.
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