John De La Howe School
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harthunter
N 33° 57.962 W 082° 24.727
17S E 369537 N 3759288
A roadside marker located in McCormick County of South Carolina.
Waymark Code: WM5H75
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2009
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Dr. John De La Howe, a french physician, came to South Carolina in 1764 and settled in the New Bordeaux community by the 1780's. His will left most of his estate, including Lethe Plantation, to the Agricultural Society of South Carolina to establish a home and school for underprivileged children. The Lethe Agricultural Seminary was founded here after De La Howe's death in 1797. initially restricted to boys and girls from what was then Abbeville County, with preference given to orphans, the school emphasized manual training or instruction in operating a self-sufficient farm. In 1918 it was turned over to the State of South Carolina, opened to children from every county in the state and renamed John De La Howe School. It is now a group child care agency serving over 200 students a year.
Marker Name: John De la Howe School
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Historic Site
Marker number: 33 - 12
County: McCormick
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