Simpsonville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cedar Grove Baptist Church/ Simpsonville Rosenwald School

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 23, 2021

1. Cedar Grove Baptist Church/ Simpsonville Rosenwald School Marker

Inscription.
(front)
Cedar Grove Baptist Church
According to tradition, this African-American church was organized by Rev. Tom Jones shortly after the Civil War. It held its first services in a brush arbor, then built its first permanent church here. The congregation, with a membership of about 250, built a second frame sanctuary in 1938 at a cost of $3,000. It was covered in brick veneer in 1962. The present brick church was dedicated in 1986.(Continued on other side) (back)
Simpsonville Rosenwald School (Continued from other side) The Ready River Baptist Association built a school for the African-American children of Simpsonville and other area communities here in 1891-92, on the present site of the church. In 1923-24 the Simpsonville Rosenwald School, an eight-room elementary and high school, was built nearby. One of about 500 schools in S.C. funded in part by the Julius Rosenwald Foundation 1917-1932, it closed after the 1953-54 school year.

Erected 2012 by The Greenville County Council and the Greenville Hospital System. (Marker Number 23-53.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic

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lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list.

Location. 34° 44.105′ N, 82° 15.085′ W. Marker is in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is on Moore Street east of Cook Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 Moore Street, Simpsonville SC 29680, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. 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 walking

Cedar Grove Baptist Church/ Simpsonville Rosenwald School Marker (Reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 23, 2021

2. Cedar Grove Baptist Church/ Simpsonville Rosenwald School Marker (Reverse)

distance of this marker: Simpsonville Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Stage Road / Railroads in Simpsonville (approx. ¼ mile away); Hendricks' Plaza (approx. ¼ mile away); Simpsonville Clock Tower (approx. ¼ mile away); Simpsonville Library (approx. ¼ mile away); Simpsonville Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Simpsonville Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Simpsonville (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Simpsonville.

Also see . . . Cedar Grove Baptist Church. Church Website (Submitted on March 12, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, February 23, 2021

3. Cedar Grove Baptist Church/ Simpsonville Rosenwald School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 12, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.