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

White Plains School

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023

1. White Plains School Marker

Inscription. (Front)
Previously housed in a log cabin 1/2 mi. E, White Plains School moved to this site by 1890. At least sixty pupils attended the one-room frame school, which served white families from the White Plains community. The first teacher at this location was Rev. David Ivey Spearman. Several additions were made to the school until 1916, when it was replaced by a white two-story frame building. (Continued on other side) (Back) (Continued from other side) White Plains High School was first accredited in 1925-26, when a brick building was added to the campus. The WPA funded a new gymnasium-auditorium in 1938. A potato-curing house and cannery were built around the same time. The school hosted performances, dinners, and meetings and was the educational and social center of the community. The high school closed in 1957 and elementary school in 1958.

Erected 2021 by Sponsored by White Plains Baptist Church. (Marker Number 4 47.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 34° 40.4′ N, 82° 31.984′ W. Marker is in Pelzer, South

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Carolina, in Anderson County. It is at the intersection of Easley Highway (South Carolina Route 8) and Midway Road, on the right when traveling south on Easley Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in 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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church (approx. 4 miles away); Joe Ronnie Hooper (approx. 4.6 miles away); Pelzer Schools (approx. 4.6 miles away); Pelzer Public Schools World War II Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); James Lawrence Orr (approx. 4.6 miles away); William Edgeworth Beattie (approx. 4.7

White Plains School Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023

2. White Plains School Marker (Back)

miles away); Henry Pinckney Hammett (approx. 4.7 miles away); Pelzer Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pelzer.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023

3. White Plains School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 777 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.