Near McColl in Marlboro County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Adamsville School

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025

1. Adamsville School Marker, Side One

Inscription. Adamsville School opened in 1954 as part of S.C.’s equalization program, an attempt to forestall racial integration by improving facilities for African American students. The Black elementary school in the McColl area, it consolidated students from local one- and two-room schools. These were Boykin, Brightsville, Fletcher Grove, Lester, Reedy Branch, Saint Paul, and Tatum Schools.

The high school building was finished in 1955 and students from McColl Industrial and Marlboro Training Schools moved to Adamsville High School. The last graduating class was 1969. The next year S.C.’s dual school system finally ended. Adamsville became a middle school and remained open until 1989. It was later destroyed by fire.

Erected 2018 by Department of Archives and History. Sponsored by the Adamsville School Reunion. (Marker Number 33-41.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1954.

Location. 34° 42.196′ N, 79° 36.412′ W. Marker is near McColl, South Carolina, in Marlboro County. It is at the intersection of Adamsville Road North and

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Bradley Road (County Route 122), on the left when traveling north on Adamsville Road North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1271 Adamsville Rd N, Mc Coll SC 29570, 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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early Cotton Mill (approx. 3.9 miles away); Daniel Calhoun Roper (approx. 4.3 miles away); Sherman's March (approx. 4.4 miles away in North Carolina); Old Beauty Spot (approx. 5.2 miles away); New Hill Baptist Church / Brightsville School (approx. 5.3 miles away); Ammons Family Cemetery (approx. 5½ miles away); James Lytch (approx. 5.7 miles away in North Carolina);

Adamsville School Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025

2. Adamsville School Marker, Side Two

East Side School (approx. 6½ miles away).

Adamsville School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 19, 2025

3. Adamsville School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 21, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.