Near Ellerbe in Richmond County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Bostick School

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2026

1. The Bostick School Marker

Inscription.
This one room public school served District Five for grades one through seven from 1880 until 1922

During 1995-1997 the structure was restored by Woodford A. Sherrill for the Richmond County Historical Society

Erected by Richmond County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 35° 7.591′ N, 79° 46.362′ W. Marker is near Ellerbe, North Carolina, in Richmond County. It is on Clayton Carriker Road north of Scott Carriker Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is affixed to the door. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 604 Clayton Carriker Rd, Ellerbe NC 28338, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named

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Bostick School (within shouting distance of this marker); Andre the Giant (approx. 2.6 miles away); Flora MacDonald (approx. 7.2 miles away); Preservation and the Archaeological Record (approx. 9.7 miles away); Burial Huts at Town Creek (approx. 9.7 miles away); Town Creek Indian Mound (approx. 9.8 miles away); The Town Creek Indian Mound Prairie Reconstruction (approx. 9.8 miles away); Cartledge Creek Baptist Church (approx. 12.1 miles away).

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Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2026

2. The Bostick School

Photographed by Mark Parker, April 25, 2026

3. The Bostick School

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.