City Directories and History: 1906 RH PO Ledger: Ms. Nannie Cook (ledger states she married and moved away), Mrs. J.H. Hull, Edna Hull, Iva Hull, Otis Hull, Boyd Hull, Orin Hull, 1908 – J.J. Hull – Pres. of the Herald, wife Susan E., and J. O. Hull, F.S. Love (salesman with R.T. Fewell and Co., at 302 Ebenezer Ave., 1913 – F.S. Love (Franklin S. and Edna) (Love and Owens) located at 100.5 East Main, 1914 – Otis Parker, 1917 RH PO Ledger: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Head (Marked as removed.),
Very little information is available on the history of this very early Rock Hill school. The postcard view of Park Ave., unfortunately didn’t capture the building, only the sidewalk in front of the old school. The school and the Mills home next door were both demolished to make room for the Downtowner Motel.
The O’Neal history, this page, states that Ms. Stoney from Charleston and Mrs. Lou Rhea were the teachers at the school.
The Herald reported on May 13, 1880 – “Last Friday the pupils of Ms. A. B. Stoney’s School had a picnic and May Queen Padgett at the Pine Grove Academy.”
PINOPOLIS ACADEMY – The Rock Hill Herald reported on January 17, 1884:
A legal squabble has arisen concerning the Pinopolis School. Some years ago a movement began to open a school north of the railroad in Rock Hill. Mr. S. M. Fewell agreed to provide one acre for the school. It was built about 1875 at a cost of about $500. The property has continued to be used as a school but the property transfer was never made. Mr. Fewell deeded the property to his daughter and on December 31, 1883, attorney W. B. Wilson, Jr., acting for Mr. Fewell’s daughter, notified the school commission to vacate the building. Mr. Wilson then allowed a colored man, Amos Youngblood to move into the building and occupy it. There will now be a court case to decide the matter.The Rock Hill Herald reported on January 24, 1884: The trial for the ejection of Amos Youngblood from the Pinopolis Academy was heard in Rock Hill. The school trustees were represented by Mr. C. E. Spencer and Col. J. J. Waters and the Fewell family by Mr. W. B. Wilson, Jr. The case ended in a mistrial. There is a great deal of interest in the case in Rock Hill. Between 35 and 40 children usually attend the academy and they are from the poorest classes of the town.
The Rock Hill Herald announced on Nov. 26, 1885 – “The Herald was sold by J.M. Cherry, agent for the Estate of J.M. Ivy. The paper was subject to a mortgage with Williams and Black of NY City. It was purchased by Mr. J.J. Hull.”
The Rock Hill Herald reported on Feb. 11, 1886 – “Mr. W.D. Montgomery is preparing to add several rooms to the Pinopolis Academy and expects to occupy it as his residence.”
The Herald on June 30, 1900 – “The House of John White, colored, caught fire Thursday morning and was put out in time to prevent the fire from spreading to the home of Prof. Buist and the editor, (J.O. Hull), as the wind was blowing in that direction.”
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Feb. 3, 1892 – “J.J. Hull and W.A. Fewell will move into their new homes at Oakland next week. Mr. J. E. Parker will move into the house vacated by the Hulls.”
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