List of African-American historic places in South Carolina


This list of African American Historic Places in South Carolina was originally based on a report by the South Carolina Department of Archives & History through its South Carolina African American Heritage Commission. The first edition was originally based on the work of student interns from South Carolina State University[1] or the 2021 update.[2]

Some of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places (NR) as independent sites or as a contributing property (CP) of a historic district. Several of the sites are National Historic Landmarks (NRL). Others have South Carolina historical markers (HM). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference.

These listings illustrate some of the history and contributions of African Americans in South Carolina.

Contents: Counties in South Carolina with African American Historic Places 
Abbeville - Aiken - Allendale Anderson - Bamberg - Barnwell - Beaufort - Berkeley - Calhoun - Charleston - Cherokee - Chester - Chesterfield - Clarendon - Colleton - Darlington - Dillon - Dorchester - Edgefield - Fairfield - Florence - Georgetown - Greenville - Greenwood - Hampton - Horry - Jasper - Kershaw - Lancaster - Laurens - Lee - Lexington - Marion - Marlboro - Newberry - Oconee - Orangeburg - Pickens - Richland - Saluda - Spartanburg - Sumter - Union - Williamsburg - York

Abbeville County edit

Aiken County edit

Allendale County edit

Anderson County edit

Bamberg County edit

Barnwell County edit

Beaufort County edit

 
Brick Church at Penn Center

Berkeley County edit

Calhoun County edit

  • Fort Motte
    • Fort Motte Rosenwald School Site (HM)
    • Lang Syne Cemetery (HM)
    • Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (HM)
  • Elloree vicinity
    • Good Hope Picnic (HM)
  • St. Matthews, South Carolina
    • Bethel A.M.E. Church and School (HM)
    • John Ford High School (HM)
    • Mt. Carmel Baptist Church (HM)
    • Oakland Cemetery (HM))
    • St. John Good Samaritan Lodge Hall and Cemetery (HM)
    • St. Matthews C.T.S. Site (HM)
    • True Blue Cemetery (HM)
    • West End Public Library (HM)

Charleston County edit

 
Old Marine Hospital/Jenkin's Orphanage

Cherokee County edit

Chester County edit

Chesterfield County edit

Clarendon County edit

Colleton County, South Carolina edit

Darlington County edit

  • Darlington and vicinity
  • Dovesville
    • Mt. Zion Baptist Church (HM)
  • Hartsville and vicinity
    • Butler School (HM)
    • Hartsville Colored Cemetery (HM)
    • Hartsville Graded School/Mt. Pisgah Nursery School (HM)
    • Hough’s Hotel (HM)
    • Jerusalem Baptist Church (HM)
    • New Hopewell Baptist Church (HM)
    • Primus Park (HM)
  • Lamar
    • John Wesley Methodist Church (HM)
  • Society Hill
    • Lawrence Faulkner (HM)
    • Mt. Rona Missionary Baptist Church (HM)
    • Rosenwald Consolidated School/Rosenwald High School (HM)
    • St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (HM)
    • Zachariah W. Wines (HM)

Dillon County edit

Dorchester County edit

Edgefield County edit

Fairfield County edit

Florence County edit

Georgetown County edit

 
Friendfield Church at Hobcaw Barony

Greenville County edit

Greenwood County edit

Hampton County edit

  • Hampton
  • Gifford
    • Gifford Rosenwald School (HM)
  • Varnville vicinity
    • Steele Missionary School/Zion Fair Colored School (HM)
  • Yemassee
    • Yemassee Rosenwald School/Fennell Elementary School (HM)

Horry County edit

Jasper County edit

Kershaw County edit

Lancaster County edit

Laurens County edit

Lee County edit

Lexington County edit

Marion County edit

Marlboro County edit

Newberry County edit

 
Hope Rosenwald School

Oconee County edit

 
Library of Seneca Institute - Seneca Junior High

Orangeburg County edit

 
Lee Library at Claflin College

Pickens County edit

Richland County edit

 
Chapelle Administration Building at Allen University

Saluda County edit

Spartanburg County edit

Sumter County edit

Union County edit

Williamsburg County edit

York County edit

See also edit

African Americans in South Carolina

References edit

  1. ^ State Historic Preservation Office (June 2009). "African American Historic Places in South Carolina" (PDF). South Carolina Department of Archives & History. Archived from the original (pdf) on August 5, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  2. ^ State Historic Preservation Office (2021). "African American Historic Places in South Carolina" (pdf). South Carolina Department of Archives & History. Retrieved May 9, 2022.

External links edit

"The Greenbook of South Carolina", South Carolina African American Heritage Commission, South Carolina Department of Archives & History, retrieved May 9, 2022

"Shared History", Shared History, Felicia Furman Productions and SCETV in association with the Independent Television Service, retrieved May 21, 2022