Ware Shoals in Greenwood County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ware Shoals School / Ware Shoals High School

Photographed By Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023

1. Ware Shoals School / Ware Shoals High School Marker

Inscription. (Front)
This school, built in 1926 as Ware Shoals School, was a grammar and high school until 1991 and has been a high school since. A 1951 grammar school on the campus has been a middle school since 1991. The first school in the town opened in 1905. After Ware Shoals Manufacturing Company opened its textile mill in 1906, it sponsored the school. Marion B. Camak (1888-1962) came to Ware Shoals in 1924 and was school superintendent here until he retired in 1955. (Continued on other side) (Reverse) (Continued from other side) This school designed by J.E. Sirrine & Co. of Greenville, was built at a cost of $160,000. It was dedicated in 1926 by Gov. Thomas G. McLeod and State Superintendent James H. Hope, and had 23 teachers and 750 students when it opened. Riegel Stadium, built in 1935 with federal funds from the Emergency Relief Administration, has hosted many high school, college, and other baseball and football games.

Erected 2014 by Sponsored by Ware Shoals School District No. 51. (Marker Number 24 22.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 34° 23.579′ N, 82°

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14.342′ W. Marker is in Ware Shoals, South Carolina, in Greenwood County. Marker is on South Greenwood Avenue (Business U.S. 25) south of Kathryn Way, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 56 S Greenwood Ave, Ware Shoals SC 29692, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ware Shoals High School Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin DeWitt Riegel (approx. half a mile away); Ware Shoals Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Marion P. Carnell Bridge (approx. 0.7 miles away); Irvin Pitts Park / Ware Shoals (approx. ¾ mile away); The William T. Jones, III Bridge (approx. 0.9 miles away); Martin's Store (approx. 2.4 miles away); Western Laurens Volunteer Fire Department (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ware Shoals.

Photographed By Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023

2. Ware Shoals School / Ware Shoals High School Marker

Ware Shoals High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023

3. Ware Shoals High School

Photographed By Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023

4. Ware Shoals School / Ware Shoals High School Marker

Ware Shoals High School Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tom Bosse, December 30, 2023

5. Ware Shoals High School Veterans Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 66 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 1, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.