Moncks Corner in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cherry Hill Classroom

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 25, 2025

1. Cherry Hill Classroom Marker, Side One

Inscription. This school was built circa 1876 on land donated by John Campbell for a building that would serve as both a school for African American students and as a church for the Cherry Hill community. A one-room school for grades 1-6 with Aaron Cooper and St. Julian Manigault as its first teachers, it became a public school within the Berkeley County school district in the early 20th century.

By the 1920s attendance here had grown enough to require a one-room addition, which was built on land donated by Mary Ann Cooper. Daisy Pasley and Pansy Cooper were the first teachers in the expanded school. The school closed after the 1954-55 school year, when many rural schools in Berkeley County were consolidated. It was rededicated as Cherry Hill Community Center in 2011.

Erected 2014 by Department of Archives and History. Sponsored by the Cherry Hill Community Center. (Marker Number 8-70.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 33° 13.724′ N, 79° 56.573′ W. Marker is in Moncks Corner, South

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Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is on Cherry Hill Road (County Route 8-376) just north of Wilburn Lane, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1386 State Rd S-8-376, Moncks Corner SC 29461, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Biggin Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Wadboo Barony: Francis Marion’s Last Headquarters (approx. 2.4 miles away); Wadboo Barony (approx. 2.4 miles away); Santee Canal (approx. 2½ miles away); Site of Huguenot Church of Saint John's Berkeley (approx. 2.6 miles away);

Cherry Hill Classroom Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 25, 2025

2. Cherry Hill Classroom Marker, Side Two

Rehoboth Methodist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Old Santee Canal Park (approx. 2.9 miles away); Stony Landing House (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moncks Corner.

Cherry Hill Classroom Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 25, 2025

3. Cherry Hill Classroom Marker

Cherry Hill Community Center and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 25, 2025

4. Cherry Hill Community Center and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 13, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.