Great Branch School and Teacherage

Great Branch School and Teacherage (HMVV4)

Location: Orangeburg, SC 29115 Orangeburg County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 31.253', W 81° 2.151'

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Inscription
(Front text)
The Great Branch School, which stood here from 1918 to the early 1960s, was one of the first Rosenwald schools in S.C. A two-room frame school built in 1917-18, it was typical of the rural black schools funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Foundation between 1917 and 1932.
(Reverse text)
A three-room addition and three-room teacherage were built in 1922-23; Principal W.M. Jennings lived here until 1933. The school closed about 1954 and was later burned by arsonists. The teacherage, one of only eight Rosenwald teacherages in S.C., was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
Details
HM NumberHMVV4
Series This marker is part of the Rosenwald Schools series
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Marker Number38-31
Year Placed2008
Placed ByThe Orangeburg Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 7:46pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 496670 N 3709035
Decimal Degrees33.52088333, -81.03585000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 31.253', W 81° 2.151'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 31' 15.18" N, 81° 2' 9.06" W
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Area Code(s)803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3800-3816 Neeses Hwy, Orangeburg SC 29115, US
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