St. George in Dorchester County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. George Public High School
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St. George Graded School

St. George Public High School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Moss McCracken, May 9, 2017

1. St. George Public High School Marker

Inscription. (front)
St. George Public High School
St. George High School was built in 1927 on the corner of Raysor and Ridge Sts. In 1936 the school district received a W.P.A. grant to build a new gymnasium. The building continued as a high school until 1956, when a new school was built nearby. It remained in use as an elementary school until 1972. In 2000 the building was renovated by Dorchester County and became a county service building.

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St. George Graded School
The first free school in St. George was located at the corner of Whitridge and George Its. In 1884 it was moved to a two-story building near this site. In 1907 a new building replaced the first schoolhouse. It housed grades 1-10. In 1927 St. George High School was built adjacent to the 1907 building, which became St. George Elementary. The 1907 school was closed in 1961 and razed in 1962.

Erected 2017 by The Dorchester County Historical Society and the Class of 1954. (Marker Number 18-24.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 33° 11.303′ N, 80° 34.497′ W. Marker is in St. George, South Carolina, in Dorchester County. It is at the intersection of Ridge Street and Raysor Street, on the right when traveling north on Ridge Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 Raysor Street, Saint George SC 29477, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the

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original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of St. George (approx. 0.2 miles away); South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company (approx. 0.4 miles away); Badham House / Dorchester Lumber Company (approx. 2.2 miles away); Koger-Murray-Carroll House (approx. 5.4 miles away); St. Paul Camp Ground (approx. 5½ miles away); Appleby's Methodist Church (approx. 5.7 miles away); Grover Methodist Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Moorefield Memorial Highway (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. George.

St. George Graded School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Moss McCracken, May 9, 2017

2. St. George Graded School Marker

Photographed by Dean Moss McCracken, May 6, 2017

3. St. George Public High School Marker

Looking North on Ridge Street

Photographed by Dean Moss McCracken, May 6, 2017

4. St. George Public High School Marker

St. George High School. Now Dorchester County Offices.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2017, by Dean Moss McCracken of Lakeland, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,017 times since then and 150 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 13, 2017, by Dean Moss McCracken of Lakeland, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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St. George Public High School
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St. George Graded School