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List of African American Historic Places in South Carolina, 18th-20th century
This list of African American Historic Places in South Carolina was originally based on a report by the South Carolina Department of Archives & History through its South Carolina African American Heritage Commission. The first edition was originally based on the work of student interns from
South Carolina State University
[1] or the 2021 update.
[2]
Some of these sites are on the
National Register of Historic Places (NR ) as independent sites or as a
contributing property (CP ) of a
historic district . Several of the sites are
National Historic Landmarks (NRL ). Others have
South Carolina historical markers (HM ). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference.
These listings illustrate some of the history and contributions of African Americans in South Carolina.
Brick Church at Penn Center
Fort Motte
Fort Motte Rosenwald School Site (HM )
Lang Syne Cemetery (HM )
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (HM )
Elloree vicinity
St. Matthews, South Carolina
Bethel A.M.E. Church and School (HM )
John Ford High School (HM )
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church (HM )
Oakland Cemetery (HM ))
St. John Good Samaritan Lodge Hall and Cemetery (HM )
St. Matthews C.T.S. Site (HM )
True Blue Cemetery (HM )
West End Public Library (HM )
Old Marine Hospital/Jenkin's Orphanage
Gaffney
Dunton Chapel Methodist Church (HM )
Granard Graded and High School (HM )
Pacolet vicinity
Chester
Chester, South Carolina|Chester vicinity
St. Paul Baptist Church at Halsellville/Carter Colored School (HM )
Manning
Ebenezer Baptist Church (HM )
Manning Training School (HM )
Pearson Family Homesite/
Pearson v. Clarendon Co. (HM )
Pleasant Grove School (HM )
Trinity A.M.E. Church (HM )
St. Paul
Liberty Hill Church/Pioneers in Desegregation (HM )
Summerton
Darlington and vicinity
Dovesville
Mt. Zion Baptist Church (HM )
Hartsville and vicinity
Butler School (HM )
Hartsville Colored Cemetery (HM )
Hartsville Graded School/Mt. Pisgah Nursery School (HM )
Hough’s Hotel (HM )
Jerusalem Baptist Church (HM )
New Hopewell Baptist Church (HM )
Primus Park (HM )
Lamar
John Wesley Methodist Church (HM )
Society Hill
Lawrence Faulkner (HM )
Mt. Rona Missionary Baptist Church (HM )
Rosenwald Consolidated School/Rosenwald High School (HM )
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (HM )
Zachariah W. Wines (HM )
Bingham
Latta
Pine Hill A.M.E. Church/Pine Hill Rosenwald School (HM )
Edgefield
** Macedonia Baptist Church/Edgefield Academy (HM )
Johnston
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church (HM )
Trenton and vicinity
Friendfield Church at Hobcaw Barony
Hampton
Gifford
Gifford Rosenwald School (HM )
Varnville vicinity
Steele Missionary School/Zion Fair Colored School (HM )
Yemassee
Yemassee Rosenwald School/Fennell Elementary School (HM )
Hope Rosenwald School
Library of Seneca Institute - Seneca Junior High
Lee Library at Claflin College
Chapelle Administration Building at Allen University
Mayesville
Stateburg
Sumter
Beulah School (HM )
Kendall Institute (HM )
Enon Baptist Church (HM )
Mt. Zion Methodist Church (HM )
St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church (HM )
Sumter vicinity
See also
African Americans in South Carolina
References
External links
"The Greenbook of South Carolina" , South Carolina African American Heritage Commission , South Carolina Department of Archives & History, retrieved May 9, 2022
"Shared History" , Shared History , Felicia Furman Productions and
SCETV in association with the
Independent Television Service , retrieved May 21, 2022