Cherry Hill School

Cherry Hill School (HM1Z1V)

Location: Hilton Head Island, SC 29926 Beaufort County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 14.083', W 80° 41.478'

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This one-room frame school, built ca. 1937, was the first separate school building constructed for African-American students on Hilton Head Island. It replaced an earlier Cherry Hill School, which had held its classes in personage of St. James Baptist Church. After the black community on the island raised funds to buy this tract, Beaufort County agreed to build this school.



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This was an elementary school with one teacher, with an average of about 30 students. It had grades 1-5 when it opened in 1937, adding grade 6 the next school year. The black community helped pay for maintenance of the school and also supplemented teacher salaries. Cherry Hill School, which closed in 1954, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
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HM NumberHM1Z1V
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Year Placed2013
Placed BySt. James Baptist Church
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Date Added Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 529083 N 3566494
Decimal Degrees32.23471667, -80.69130000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 14.083', W 80° 41.478'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 14' 4.98" N, 80° 41' 28.68" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 210-212 Dillon Rd, Hilton Head Island SC 29926, US
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