Andrews in Williamsburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Williamsburg High School
Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 25, 2025
1. Williamsburg High School Marker, Side One
The brick school built here in 1935 consolidated ten rural districts between the Santee and Black Rivers into a single district. The school was dedicated in 1936 by Gov. Olin D. Johnston and state superintendent James H. Hope, with J. H. Felder as county superintendent. Williamsburg High School, built on ten acres, featured fifteen classrooms, a 500 seat auditorium, and a gymnasium.
The schools enrollment of 500 in grades 1-11 was said to be the largest of any consolidated school in South Carolina when it opened. Its first graduating class, the Class of 1936, numbered only six graduates. Grade 12 was added in 1948. A new high school was built next to the 1935 school in 1956, and a new gymnasium replaced the 1935 one in 1964. Both schools closed in 1983.
Erected 2013 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History; sponsored by Williamsburg High School Alumni. (Marker Number 45-21.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.
Location. 33° 27.951′ N, 79° 38.173′ W. Marker is in Andrews, South Carolina, in Williamsburg County. It is on Earle Road (County Route 45-122) just south of Seaboard Road (County Route 45-16), on the right when traveling south
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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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chubby Checker Home (approx. 3.9 miles away); Georgetown County National Guard Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church (approx. 5½ miles away); Early Settlers / Potatoe Ferry (approx. 5.9 miles away); Suttons Methodist Church (approx. 8.8 miles away); W. H. Andrews Memorial Bridge (approx. 10.9 miles away); Oak Grove Methodist Church (approx. 11 miles away); Berkeley County (approx. 11.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Andrews.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Dissenter Meeting House and Cemetery (was approx. 10.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 25, 2025
2. Williamsburg High School Marker, Side Two
Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 25, 2025
3. Williamsburg High School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 8, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
