25-25 Yemassee Rosenwald School/Fennell Elementary School - Yemassee
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machard
N 32° 41.582 W 080° 51.337
17S E 513534 N 3617266
A double-sided marker in Yemassee. The marker is behind the fence.
Waymark Code: WM1CEVM
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2025
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Text - Front
YEMASSEE ROSENWALD SCHOOL
In 1929 Elvira Jackson sold 4 acres of land to Yemassee School District #26 for $500. The land was to be used to build an African American school and Yemassee Rosenwald School (Yemassee Colored School), a five-teacher school funded in part by the Rosenwald Foundation, was built here that same year. Between 1917-1932 the Rosenwald Foundation helped to fund four schools in Hampton Co.
Text - Reverse
FENNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Yemassee Rosenwald School served the African American community 1929-1954. In 1954 it was replaced by Fennell Elementary School. Fennell, which remains today, was built with funds from the S.C. Equalization Program. It was named for Clarence Fennell, an African American farmer, preacher, and community leader from Hampton Co. it remained a segregated African American school until 1970.
Marker Name: Yemassee Rosenwald School/Fennell Elementary School
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Historic Site
Marker number: 25-25
County: Hampton
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