Bamberg in Bamberg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Carlisle Military School

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Carlisle Military School Marker

Inscription. SC Methodists began an institution on this site in 1892 naming it Carlisle Fitting School, for James H. Carlisle, president of Wofford College 1875-1902. It served as a coeducational preparatory institution for Wofford. Col. James F. Risher (1889-1973) leased Carlisle in 1932 and purchased it 1938, renaming it Carlisle Military School by 1943. It educated young men from the US and many countries until closing in 1977.

Erected 1994 by City of Bamberg Board of Public Works. (Marker Number 5-4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 33° 17.687′ N, 81° 1.928′ W. Marker is in Bamberg, South Carolina, in Bamberg County. It is at the intersection of South Carlisle Street and Midway Street, on the left when traveling south on South Carlisle Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bamberg SC 29003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bamberg County Veterans Memorial Walkway (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bamberg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bamberg County Veterans Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Bamberg County Confederate Monument

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Bamberg County Courthouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Pinewood Plantation (approx. 3.6 miles away); Woodlands (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bamberg.

Regarding Carlisle Military School. Today, a JOB Corps Center is in use of the School and grounds.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 29, 2009

2. Carlisle Military School Marker

Carlisle Military School Marker at the intersection of South Carlisle and Midway Streets image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, December 29, 2009

3. Carlisle Military School Marker at the intersection of South Carlisle and Midway Streets

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,628 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 14, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.