Union in Union County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Poplar Grove School

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 10, 2020

1. Poplar Grove School Marker (front)

Inscription. (Front)
Poplar Grove School opened in 1927 as a four-classroom school for African American students in Union Co. An extra classroom was added in 1941. In the mid-1960s the original four classrooms were removed and the remaining large classroom was made into a private residence. As of 2018, the remaining portion of the building is the last of the Rosenwald-era African American Schools in Union Co. (Continued on other side) (Reverse) (Continued from other side) Local tradition holds that Poplar Grove School was a Rosenwald School and it offered educational opportunity to African American students at a time when S.C. schools were racially segregated. Of the rural African American schools in Union Co., Poplar Grove produced the largest number of college graduates.

Erected 2018 by South Carolina Humanities Council and Poplar Grove Alumni. (Marker Number 44-19.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 34° 37.912′ N, 81° 32.391′ W.

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Marker is in Union, South Carolina, in Union County. It is at the intersection of Tinker Creek Road and Mattie Drive, on the right when traveling east on Tinker Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Union SC 29379, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Olde English District. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Otterson's Fort (approx. 4 miles away); Union Memorial Gardens Veterans Monument (approx. 5.9 miles away); Sims High School (approx. 6.2 miles away); Cemetery of Union Church (approx. 6.7 miles away); Site of Union Church, 1783-1819

Poplar Grove School Marker (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 10, 2020

2. Poplar Grove School Marker (back)

(approx. 6.8 miles away); a different marker also named Sims High School (approx. 6.8 miles away); Episcopal Church Of The Nativity (approx. 7.1 miles away); Colonel William Farr (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union.

Poplar Grove School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 10, 2020

3. Poplar Grove School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 484 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.