Myrtle Beach Colored School

Myrtle Beach Colored School (HMFK0)

Location: Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Horry County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 41.866', W 78° 53'

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Myrtle Beach Colored School stood here from the early 1930s to 2001. The first public school for African-American students in Myrtle Beach, it was a six-room frame building similar to the schools funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Foundation 1917-1932. The school opened as early as 1932, with three teachers and 113 students in grades 1-7 for a four-month academic year from October to February.

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During the 1930s and 1940s the school's academic year expanded to eight months, with as many as six teachers and 186 students in grades 1-7 before World War II. It added grades 8-12 after 1945 and reached a peak of eight teachers and 241 students in its last year. The school, replaced by Carver Training School in 1953, was torn down in 2001 but was reconstructed nearby at Dunbar St. and Mr. Joe White Ave. in 2006.
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HM NumberHMFK0
Series This marker is part of the Rosenwald Schools series
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Marker Number26 17
Year Placed2006
Placed ByThe City of Myrtle Beach and the Myrtel Beach Colored School Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 7th, 2014 at 12:47pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 696176 N 3730656
Decimal Degrees33.69776667, -78.88333333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 41.866', W 78° 53'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 41' 51.96" N, 78° 52' 60.00" W
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Area Code(s)803, 843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 627-675 Mr. Joe White Ave, Myrtle Beach SC 29577, US
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