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

Christ the King Catholic School

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2026

1. Christ the King Catholic School Marker

Inscription.
This was the site of Christ the King Catholic School for local African Americans. Classes were previously held at Christ the King Church, opened on Treadwell Ave. in 1942. In 1943, the Oblate Sisters of Providence, an order of African American nuns, arrived in Orangeburg to maintain this and another Catholic school in Aiken. Christ the King School subsequently moved to this site, where the order's convent was located.

In 1949, Christ the King School moved into the brick-faced Quonset hut that still stands nearby. A brick annex was added in 1954. For a time, approx. 200 students in grades K-8 attended, including from non-Catholic families. The church closed in 1967 when congregants integrated with historically white Holy Trinity Church. The school reopened as Holy Trinity School on Riverside Dr. with Black and white pupils. It closed in 1998.

Erected 2022 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History, sponsored by the Cecil William Civil Rights Museum and the Orangeburg NAACP. (Marker Number 38-51.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans •

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Architecture • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 33° 29.741′ N, 80° 51.443′ W. Marker is in Orangeburg, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. It is on Amelia Street east of Treadwell Street (South Carolina Road 38-215), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1730 Amelia St, Orangeburg SC 29115, 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Trinity United Methodist Church (about 400 feet

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2026

2. Christ the King Catholic School Marker

away, measured in a direct line); Christ the King Catholic Church (about 500 feet away); South Carolina State University (about 600 feet away); The Orangeburg Massacre (about 700 feet away); Episcopal Church of the Redeemer and Graveyard (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Claflin College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil Rights Meetings / Sit-in March (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orangeburg.

Christ the King Catholic School Marker with the Quonset Hut image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 17, 2026

3. Christ the King Catholic School Marker with the Quonset Hut

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 25, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.