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Front:
This area was a hub of African-American life from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries. Anderson County Training School, built ca. 1922 as a Rosenwald school, closed in 1954 under the equalization program for black and white schools. It burned in the 1960s. The agricultural building is now a community center. The Faith Cabin Library, built ca. 1935 by a program to give black schools their own libraries, is one of only two such libraries still standing in S.C.
Reverse:
A frame store built nearby by Benjamin Horace Keese (1881-1975) and long known as the "Keese Barn" was a favorite gathering place for many years. Built ca. 1900 as a grocery store, it was later expanded and served as a cafe and antiques store/auction house. In 2003 Clemson University architecture students dismantled the Keese Barn and reused its historic materials to build the Memorial Block, to honor the store and its significance in Pendleton.
This area was a hub of African-American life from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries. Anderson County Training School, built ca. 1922 as a Rosenwald school, closed in 1954 under the equalization program for black and white schools. It burned in the 1960s. The agricultural building is now a community center. The Faith Cabin Library, built ca. 1935 by a program to give black schools their own libraries, is one of only two such libraries still standing in S.C.
Reverse:
A frame store built nearby by Benjamin Horace Keese (1881-1975) and long known as the "Keese Barn" was a favorite gathering place for many years. Built ca. 1900 as a grocery store, it was later expanded and served as a cafe and antiques store/auction house. In 2003 Clemson University architecture students dismantled the Keese Barn and reused its historic materials to build the Memorial Block, to honor the store and its significance in Pendleton.
Details
| HM Number | HM113D |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 4-38 |
| Year Placed | 2012 |
| Placed By | Pendleton Pride in Motion |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 12:12pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] HANK MYERS [2] HANK MYERS
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 336242 N 3835960 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.65250000, -82.78695000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 39.15', W 82° 47.217' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 39' 9.00" N, 82° 47' 13.02" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 864 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 230 W Queen St, Pendleton SC 29670, US |
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