Cheraw in Chesterfield County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Coulter Memorial Academy Site
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, April 20, 2009
1. Coulter Memorial Academy Site Marker
Organized in 1881, this Negro Presbyterian (USA) school was founded by the Rev. J.P. Crawford with support from Mrs. C.E. Coulter from whom it received its name. The Rev. G.W. Long was academy president from 1908 until 1943, and Coulter offered junior college credit, 1933-1947. The academy merged with the public school system, 1949.
Erected 1991 by Coulter Memorial Academy National Alumni Association, Inc. (Marker Number 13-5.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.
Location. 34° 42.046′ N, 79° 53.151′ W. Marker is in Cheraw, South Carolina, in Chesterfield County. Marker is on 2nd Street (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles south of Powe Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 312 2nd Street, Cheraw SC 29520, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dizzy Gillespie Birthplace (approx. 0.4 miles away); Francis Asbury's First Visit to S.C. (approx. half a mile away); The 71st Regiment of Foot (approx. half a mile away); Old St. David's (approx. half a mile away); Captain Mose Rogers (approx. half a mile away); Pee Dee Union Baptist Church
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More about this marker. Located within the Cheraw Historic District.
Also see . . . Cheraw Historic District. Around 1736 Welsh Baptists came to South Carolina and settled in the Pee Dee region. (Submitted on February 12, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, April 20, 2009
2. Coulter Memorial Academy
African Americans of Chesterfield County by Felicia Flemming-McCall
3. Coulter Memorial Academy
Students constructed Coulter Memorial academy's administration building. This Negro Presbyterian institution was organized in 1881 and founded by Rev. J.P. Crawford, with support from Caroline E. Coulter of Hanover, Indiana, from whom the school received its name.
African Americans of Chesterfield County by Felicia Flemming-McCall
4. Chapman Training School
The Chapman Training School was part of the Coulter Memorial Academy campus. Located behind the administration building, it served as the junior college where students were trained to become teachers.
African Americans of Chesterfield County by Felicia Flemming-McCall
5. George Waldo Long, D.D.
d. 1943
d. 1943
George Waldo Long, D.D., attended Brainerd Institute and graduated from the Divinity School at Biddle University. Dr. Long served as pastor of Cheraw Second Presbyterian Church and as principal of Coulter Memorial Academy. When he began his tenure with Coulter, he and his wife, Lillian Bull, worked tirelessly to improve the quality of the school. During his leadership, the academy became a coeducational boarding school with a high school and junior college. before his death on August 3, 1943, Dr. Long witnessed the school grow from 87 students in 1908 to 509 students in 1943.
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, April 20, 2009
6. G.W. Long Memorial Presbyterian Church
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, April 20, 2009
7. G.W. Long Memorial Presbyterian Church
Photographed By Michael Sean Nix, April 20, 2009
8. G.W. Long Memorial Presbyterian Church Door
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,741 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 12, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 6, 7, 8. submitted on April 23, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.
