Near Mayesville in Lee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Birth Place of Mary McLeod Bethune

July 10, 1875-May 17, 1955

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 6, 2024

1. Birthplace of Mary McLeod Bethune Marker

Inscription.
Founder and President of Bethune Cookman College Dayton Beach, Florida 1904-1942

Founder and President National Council of Negro Women

Advisor to four United States presidents: Calvin Cooledge • Herbert Hoover • Franklin Roosevelt • Harry S. Truman

Director of National Youth Administration

Representative to the Organizational Meeting of the United Nations in 1945

Educator
Humanitarian
Founder
Organizer
Civil Rights Activist
Daughter of Sam and Patsy McLeod

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Civil Rights • Education • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is July 10, 1875.

Location. 34° 0.798′ N, 80° 14.599′ W. Marker is near Mayesville, South Carolina, in Lee County. It can be reached from Mary McLeod Bethune Road (South Carolina Route 52) south of Picadilly Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located at the gate of Dr Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1175 Mary McLeod Bethune Rd, Mayesville SC 29104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Mayesville Story (approx. 2.7 miles away); Birthplace of Mary McLeod Bethune (approx.

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2.9 miles away); Bethel United Methodist Church (approx. 3 miles away); Beulah School (approx. 3.6 miles away); Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church (approx. 6.1 miles away); a different marker also named Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church (approx. 6.1 miles away); Rev. Thomas Reese English (approx. 7.2 miles away); Concord Presbyterian Church (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mayesville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D. (was approx. 3.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Entrance gate to Mary McLeod Bethune Birthplace & Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 6, 2024

2. Entrance gate to Mary McLeod Bethune Birthplace & Park

Marker is on the brick to the left of the entrance

Replica cabin of the birthplace of Mary McLeod Bethune image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 6, 2024

3. Replica cabin of the birthplace of Mary McLeod Bethune

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 374 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.