13 17 Chesterfield Academy
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N 34° 44.128 W 079° 05.645
17S E 674487 N 3845361
History lesson of the great emphasis and value placed on education plays in this community. Schools have been an important part of the life of Chesterfield, SC for many years.
Waymark Code: WMXPCQ
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2018
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The building that stands here once served as the Chesterfield Academy. The first Chesterfield Academy building was located nearer to downtown. Local tradition holds that the Union 20th Corps burned the school along with other buildings in Chesterfield, in March 1865. A new building was not erected until 1869, possibly from materials salvaged from the old St. Paul Methodist (later Chesterfield Baptist) Church.
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Chesterfield Academy operated as a private school, serving students from both Chesterfield and elsewhere. The school offered a two-year preparatory course of study with instruction in Latin, mathematics, ancient and modern history, and physical science. Also offered was instruction at the primary and intermediate levels. In 1909 S.M. Jackson purchased the building and converted it to a residence.
2016 by Town of Chesterfield and Historical Society of Chesterfield County.
Marker Name: Chesterfield Academy
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker number: 13 17
County: Chesterfield
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