Inscription
(Front text)
Berkeley Training High School, located here from 1955 to 1970, replaced a four-room wood school 1 mi. S at Main St. and Old U.S. Hwy. 52. That school, built in 1918-1920 at a cost of $6,700, had been partially funded by the Julius Rosenwald Foundation. The new brick school, built here in 1955 at a cost of almost $400,000, opened with an enrollment of more than 500 students in grades 8-12.
(Reverse text)
Joseph H. Jefferson, Sr. (1919-1983) was the only principal of Berkeley Training High School at this location, from 1955 to 1970. By the 1964-65 school year this school reached its peak of 723 students in grades 8-12. Its enrollment was reduced to grades 9-12 in 1965-66 and then to grades 10-12 in 1968-69. Berkeley Training High School closed in 1970 after the desegregation of Berkeley County schools.
Berkeley Training High School, located here from 1955 to 1970, replaced a four-room wood school 1 mi. S at Main St. and Old U.S. Hwy. 52. That school, built in 1918-1920 at a cost of $6,700, had been partially funded by the Julius Rosenwald Foundation. The new brick school, built here in 1955 at a cost of almost $400,000, opened with an enrollment of more than 500 students in grades 8-12.
(Reverse text)
Joseph H. Jefferson, Sr. (1919-1983) was the only principal of Berkeley Training High School at this location, from 1955 to 1970. By the 1964-65 school year this school reached its peak of 723 students in grades 8-12. Its enrollment was reduced to grades 9-12 in 1965-66 and then to grades 10-12 in 1968-69. Berkeley Training High School closed in 1970 after the desegregation of Berkeley County schools.
Details
| HM Number | HMRVT |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Rosenwald Schools series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 8-66 |
| Year Placed | 2010 |
| Placed By | The Berkeley Training High School Alumni Association |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 10:21am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 593682 N 3674001 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.20083333, -79.99488333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 12.05', W 79° 59.693' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 12' 3.00" N, 79° 59' 41.58" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 843 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 336-386 N Live Oak Dr, Moncks Corner SC 29461, US |
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