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East Side School

East Side School is a South Carolina historical marker in Bennettsville, Marlboro County, dedicated 2023.

Marlboro County · dedicated 2023 · NW corner of N. Cook St. (S.C. Hwy. 385) and Country Club Dr., Bennettsville, Bennettsville

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Front: In addition to classrooms, the original campus included a gymnasium, auditorium, library, labs, a shop, and a former farmhouse that became the family home of Floyd B. Walker, Sr. and Tomasena Gupple Walker, East Side’s first principal and first librarian. The school was designed by Columbia architects Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle & Wolff. A football field was later added to the northeast. It became a junior high school in 1969 during integration and was later an elementary school. Reverse: In addition to classrooms, the original campus included a gymnasium, auditorium, library, labs, a shop, and a former farmhouse that became the family home of East Side’s first principal and first librarian. An athletic field was later added to the northeast. East Side was designed by prominent Columbia architects Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle & Wolff. It became a junior high school as part of integration in 1969 and was later used as an elementary school.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History

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