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

Fork Shoals School

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

1. Fork Shoals School Marker (Front)

Inscription.
(front)
Originally associated with Fork Shoals Baptist Church, Fork Shoals School was in operation by 1877. A private Fork Shoals H.S. was built on the eastern side of the Reedy River in 1908. A two-story frame building was then built near this spot in 1916, replacing the church school, and housed a graded school. Expansion of this building allowed the H.S. to move here in 1922. (Continued on other side) (back) (Continued from other side) By 1922 the H.S. had become an accredited public school. In 1938 WPA funds were used to build a new school complex. One of these buildings still stands north of the current school. Further consolidation led to the closure of Fork Shoals H.S. in 1952, after which the buildings were used as an elementary school. Two of three 1930s buildings were razed in 1998 when the current school was built.

Erected 2016 by Fork Shoals Historical Society. (Marker Number 23-73.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 34° 37.175′ N, 82° 18.811′ W. Marker is near Pelzer, South Carolina, in Greenville

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County. It is at the intersection of McKelvey Road and Fork Shoals Church Road, on the right when traveling north on McKelvey Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 916 McKelvey Road, Pelzer SC 29669, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fork Shoals Baptist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Environment – Cedar Falls Park (approx. one mile away); History – Cedar Falls Park (approx. one mile away); History - Cedar Falls Park (approx.

Fork Shoals School Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

2. Fork Shoals School Marker (Back)

one mile away); a different marker also named History - Cedar Falls Park (approx. one mile away); Hopkins Farm (approx. 2½ miles away); Toney's Store / Militia Muster Ground (approx. 2½ miles away); Battle of Great Cane Brake (approx. 2½ miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . History of Fork Shoals School. (Submitted on May 25, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Fork Shoals School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

3. Fork Shoals School Marker

WPA funded building in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 918 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.