26-20 Loris Training School - Loris, South Carolina
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flyingmoose
N 34° 03.908 W 078° 53.443
17S E 694655 N 3771385
Located on the westbound side of Cedar Lane prior to the park entrance.
Waymark Code: WM14J1T
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2021
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Marker Text:
Loris Training School, which stood here from 1928 to 1955, was the first school for black students in Loris and other nearby communities. Built at a cost of $4,700, it was one of more than 5000 schools in the South funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Foundation between 1917 and 1932. William P. Johnson, Sr. (1910-2007), the first principal once it became a public school, led Loris Training School 1931-1941.
Erected by the Finklea High/Loris Training Schools Alumni Association, 2008
Marker Name: Loris Training School
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker number: 26 20
County: Horry
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