{"id":16560,"date":"2014-07-01T13:01:28","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T13:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rootsandrecall.com\/york-county-sc\/?page_id=16560"},"modified":"2023-09-28T19:53:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:53:32","slug":"york-county-schools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rootsandrecall.com\/york-county-sc\/york-county-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Old School Images – Group I (York County)"},"content":{"rendered":"

City Directories and History<\/strong><\/span>: The Yorkville Enquirer reported on July 8, 1880 – “A new two story building is being erected on the Academy lot.\u00a0 The first floor will be used as a school and the second floor as the Masonic Lodge.” Also, on Jan. 8, 1880 – “Mr. J.A. Wilson will take charge of the Academy at Clover.”<\/p>\n

The Yorkville Enquier of Sept. 8, 1881 reported – “The editor visited Gold Hill, where the closing exercises of Mrs. Bettis’s School were held.”<\/p>\n

On Dec. 22, 1881 the Yorkville Enquirer reported – “The Clover Academy has closed it’s session.\u00a0 Mr. J.A. Wilson is retiring from the school and will be replace by Mr. J.A. Boyd. Ms. Addie M. Diehl will remain as assistant.”\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

On Jan. 5, 1882 the Yorkville Enquirer reported – “Mr. J.A. Wilson and his sister, Ms. Mattie have left the hotel and have moved into their new house just built on Kings Mountain Street.”\u00a0<\/span> The paper\u00a0 also contained an ad for the – “Clover Academy, which is for boys and girls.\u00a0 The principal is J.A. Boyd and his assistant is Ms. Addie H. Diehl. The next session commences in Jan., boys and girls are prepared for college or supplied with a business education. Students can board for a fee of $10., per month.”\u00a0 Later on June 1, 1882 the YK Enquirer reported – “The Clover Academy closed its session with examinations.\u00a0 Ms. A.M. Diehl, the able assistant, is now on a visit to her relatives and friends at New Windsor, Maryland.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Jul y24, 1884 – “The Clover Academy opened its fall session today with Mr. E.W. Pressly of Due West as Principal.” (Dr. Ebenezer Wideman Pressly)<\/p>\n

The Yk Enquirer reported on Sept. 7, 1887 – “The Clover School has opened its fall term with Major N.P. Rankin of Franklin, N.C. in charge.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The Rock Hill Herald of Aug. 12, 1899 reported – “Prof. J.A. Tate has been elected principal of the Clover School.”<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of the AFLLC Collection – 2017 Mrs. M.H. Mett’s Home and School<\/p><\/div>\n

Many of the images related to York County’s schools can be viewed by clicking on Historic School Images<\/span><\/a>\u00a0page. Also many of the school photographs are placed on early SC DOT maps to link their specific old county locations.<\/p>\n

The images shown here were taken in York County between ca. 1935-1952. Each has been provided courtesy of the South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History. R&R many not reproduce these images but individual photographs may be requested via the SCDAH at: \"\"http:\/\/archives.sc.gov\/researchrequest\/Pages\/default.aspx The School Insurance Photographs, ca. 1935-1952 series at the South Carolina Archives and History Center includes photographs made between ca. 1935 and 1952 of approximately 2,600 schools in South Carolina. The photographs were made by the Sinking Fund Commission, a state agency that inspected and provided insurance for public schools. The collection includes both African American and white schools for most counties in the state. Enjoy viewing these images and take a minute to provide a comment (found at the bottom of the page), on their history or location by referring to a specific school name. Data on the school, teachers, construction, etc., will be collected and used to build individual page for each school. You may also share additional photographs via the Share Link or digitize them and mail them directly to Roots and Recall, instructions are found on the Share Link. Your input is critical to the continued building of York County’s homeplace history site and much of the data users share with R&R is shared with professional institutions for research purposes. Click on this link for extensive information on\u00a0Rosenwald School<\/span><\/a>\u00a0histories in South Carolina.<\/p>\n

Also see Group II School Images<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

YORK COUNTY EXTINCT SCHOOLS (One of many projections of the Museum of Education at the University of South Carolina is the collection of information on what they term “extinct schools” across South Carolina. From their Web listing we have extracted the ones they have designated as York County and have added a few we know about that they do not have. We are certain that there are more that should be added and invite our readers to send in those they know of that are not in this list and also to make any needed corrections such as an error we found which shows they have “Flint Hall,” which should be “Flint Hill” and they listed Pleasant Valley Academy and Riverside School as being in York County when they should have been listed as Lancaster County schools. Additional information is also welcomed. Those that we have added are marked with an asterisk*. A 1937 Master of Arts thesis by Eula B. Thomasson, Winthrop College, 1937, “Cultural Factors in the History of York County<\/strong>,” has furnished the names of a number of schools. We have marked these as (ET)
\nName Place Date(s)______________________________________(a =after; b = before)<\/p>\n

Allison Creek School – Allison Creek 1885
\nBaptist High School – York\/Yorkville
\nBeersheba Academy (ET)
\nBeersheba (near Rock Hill) b1870
\nBethel Academy
\nBethel 1782-a1870
\nBethesda School
\nBethesda 1806-
\nBethlehem Parochial School-African-American b1913
\nBlairsville Academy 1800s
\nBlairsville School-African American
\nRaineytown b1913; 1928-1950s
\nBlairsville School
\nSharon\/York 1924-1928
\nBrattonsville Female Seminary
\nBrattonsville 1830-1860
\nBrattonsville Male Academy
\nBrattonsville 1830-1840s
\nBullocks Creek Academy
\nBullocks Creek 1787 – a1867
\nCatawba School (ET)
\nCatawba Junction 1889
\nCentral Elementary School Rock Hill a 1920
\nChestnut Academy (ET) near Yorkville 1878
\nClinton Normal and Industrial College – Rock Hill 1894-a1915
\nClover Academy – Clover 1875-a 1887
\nCurrell\u2019s School (ET) 1860s
\nEbenezer Academy – Ebenezer 1819-1888
\nGarrison School (ET) upper Fort Mill township
\nF. A. Gilbert’s School (ET) Fort Mill – 1879
\nFlint Hill School – Fort Mill Township b. 1851
\nFort Mill Academy – Fort Mill 1808; *!857; *1875- a 1880
\nFoundation Church School-African American
\nFranklin Institute-African American 1840-1860s
\nFresh Air School of Winthrop College – Rock Hill 1911
\nFriendship Normal & Industrial – Rock Hill 1911
\nGaines School (ET) – Yorkville 1866-1867
\nGeorge Fish School-African-American – Fort Mill 1924-
\nGold Hill Academy – Fort Mill township 1859-*1935
\nIra Irwin\u2019s School (ET) – near Bethel Church 1843-a1874
\nJefferson Graded School-African-American – Yorkville b 1904
\nJ.G. Blum’s School (ET) – Yorkville 1865
\nJohn G. Enloe’s School (ET) – Yorkville 1865
\nKings Mountain Military Academy – Yorkville 1855-1868
\nLangham Academy (ET) – Langham Branch 1858
\nLathan & Harrison Male School (ET) – Yorkville 1874
\nLiberty Hill (ET) – Fort Mill
\nMagnolia B.P.L. Institute – Sharon 1893, YCGHS\u2014September 2003 34
\nMassey School – Doby Bridge Rd, Fort Mill 1892-1929
\nMcKeown’s School (ET) 1887
\nMiss Annie Rawlinson’s School (ET) 1885
\nMiss (Nettie H.) Dickson’s School (ET) – Yorkville 1888
\nMrs. Dicey Homeys School (ET) – Yorkville bef 1859
\nMiss Emma Roach\u2019s School (ET) – Rock Hill bef 1887
\nMiss Fannie Miller’s School (ET) – Yorkville 1880-1890s
\nMiss Isabel Miller’s School (ET) – Yorkville 1875
\nMiss Margaret A. Gist School (ET) – Yorkville 1884-1887
\nMiss Margaret A. Grier’s School (ET) – Yorkville 1887
\nMiss Peck\u2019s School (ET) – Yorkville 1888
\nMiss Reid’s School (ET) – Fort Mill 1876-a 1879
\nMrs. Alexander’s School (ET) – Yorkville 1881
\nMrs. McLean’s School (ET) – Yorkville 1874
\nMrs. M. H. Metts’ School (ET) – Yorkville 1880
\nMrs. W. H. Hackett’s School – Yorkville 1862-1863
\n(South Carolina) Miller’s School – b 1859
\nNeely\u2019s Creek School (ET) – Neely’s Creek 1886
\nOlivet Male Academy – McConnellsville b 1859
\nPhilip P. Mazych’s School – Yorkville 1866
\nPine Grove Academy – Rock Hill 1865-a 1887
\nPresbyterian High School – Rock Hill 1894-
\nPresbyterian Parochial School-African-American – Rock Hill a 1913
\nReynolds School (ET) 1863
\nRockville Male Academy – b1856
\nS. C. Miller’s School – Yorkville 1859
\nSt. Paul\u2019s School-African-American – Rock Hill b 1915
\nSantiago School\u00a0 – York 1903
\nShurley School – Gold Hill, Fort Mill 1845 – 1846 \/ Also see Ebenezer Township
\nUnity Academy 1823-<\/p>\n

The Village School – 1789
\nWatson’s Private Male School – Yorkville 1873
\nW. A. Moore\u2019s School (ET) – Yorkville 1866
\nWatts’ School – Fort Mill 1854-
\nWilliam Currell’s School (ET) – Yorkville 1868-
\nWinthrop Experimental Rural School – Rock Hill 1911-
\nWinthrop Training School – Rock Hill 1912-
\nYorkville Brick Academy – Yorkville 1830s
\nYorkville High School – Yorkville 1854-a 1884
\nYorkville Male Academy – Yorkville 1886<\/p>\n

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