Reidville Public School

Reidville Public School is a South Carolina historical marker in Reidville, Spartanburg County, dedicated 1958.

Spartanburg County · dedicated 1958 · Corner of Reidville Rd. (S.C. Hwy. 296) and College St., Reidville, Reidville

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Built in 1948 on the site of Reidville Female College (operated 1871 to 1901), one of two private schools founded in 1857 by Rev. Robert Harden Reid and located on lands given by James N. Gaston, James Wakefield, and Anthony Wakefield. Reidville Male Academy (1857-1905) occupied building ½ mile east. The schools were combined in 1905.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Reidville Centennial Commission

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