Oakley School

Oakley School is a South Carolina historical marker in Oakley, Berkeley County, dedicated 2023.

Berkeley County · dedicated 2023 · Old U.S. Hwy. 52 approx. 500 ft. S of Oakley Rd., Oakley, Oakley

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Front: This was the site of a public school for African American residents of the Oakley community, originally known as Oakley Depot. In 1922 the Spiritual Union Association, a local Black benevolent society, acquired four acres of land at this site. They eventually built a wooden meeting hall that also served as Oakley School. The school enrolled students in grades 1-7. Reverse: Oakley School was part of Berkeley Co. School District No. 11 (Whitesville) but remained the property of the Spiritual Union Association. Around 100 students attended each year. It closed in 1955 as part of the consolidation of Berkeley Co. schools, after which Oakley students attended Whitesville Elementary School (approx. 3 mi. NW). Only ruins remain of Oakley School.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Spiritual Union Association of Oakley

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