Mullins in Marion County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Palmetto High School

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

1. Palmetto High School Marker, Side One

Inscription. Palmetto High School, completed in 1953, was built as a school for African American students. It replaced the previous Palmetto High School, which was a Rosenwald School completed in 1924. The new school was one of the equalization schools built in the early 1950s as part of an effort to equalize African American educational facilities. It opened in the spring of 1954 with James T. McCain as principal.

When completed, the new high school was described as “modern in every detail and constructed entirely of concrete, masonry, and steel.” The class of 1970 was the last to graduate from Palmetto High School. Court rulings finally implemented public school integration in 1970-71 and the white and black high schools were combined. The building then became Palmetto Middle School.

Erected 2014 by the Pee Dee Museum of African-Amarican History. (Marker Number 34-18.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.

Location. 34° 12.324′ N, 79° 15.985′ W. Marker is in Mullins, South Carolina, in Marion County. It is on O'Neal Street south of West Marion Street, on the right when traveling south. It is at the main entrance.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 305 O'Neal St, Mullins SC 29574, 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: Mullins Depot / Mullins (approx. 0.7 miles away); Tobacco Culture (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mt. Olive Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Camp Victor Blue (approx. 7.3 miles away); Drowning Creek (approx. 7.4 miles away); Bluefields (approx. 7.6 miles away); Marion Depot (approx. 7.7 miles away); Francis Marion (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mullins.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Christ Prayer Chapel (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Palmetto High School Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

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

2. Palmetto High School Marker, Side Two

Palmetto High School and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

3. Palmetto High School and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,355 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 26, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.