Sterling High School

Sterling High School (HM6Z8)

Location: Greenville, SC 29601 Greenville County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 50.589', W 82° 24.956'

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Sterling High School stood ? mi. southeast of here and served generations of African Americans in Greenville. Founded in 1896 by Rev. D.M. Minus and called Greenville Academy, it was first located in west Greenville. It moved into a new two-story brick school nearby in 1902 and was then renamed Sterling Industrial College after Mrs. E.R. Sterling, who had financed Rev. Minus's education at Claflin University.

[Reverse]: The school closed briefly but reopened in 1915 as Enoree High School, owned by the Enoree Baptist Assn. The Greenville Co. School District bought the school in 1929, made it the first black public high school in the county, and restored the name sterling. After it burned in Sept. 1967, classed moved to Greenville Jr. High. It closed after the 1969-70 school year.
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HM NumberHM6Z8
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Marker Number23-33
Year Placed2007
Placed ByGreenville County Historical Commission and the Sterling High School Association
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 6:17pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 370543 N 3856563
Decimal Degrees34.84315000, -82.41593333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 50.589', W 82° 24.956'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 50' 35.34" N, 82° 24' 57.36" W
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Area Code(s)803, 864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 N Calhoun St, Greenville SC 29601, US
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