Red Hill in Kershaw County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Red Hill School

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 9, 2026

1. Red Hill School Marker

Inscription. This frame building was constructed in 1927-28 to house a school for African American families of Red Hill and surrounding communities. Its $2900 cost was paid by local Black residents, the school district, and the Julius Rosenwald Fund. Red Hill was one of nearly 5,000 Rosenwald schools built for southern Black children from 1917 to 1932. including approx. 500 in S.C.
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By the 1930s, Red Hill School had an enrollment of approx. 140 pupils in grades 1-7 with three teachers. It later enrolled students through the tenth grade, and it served as a junior high in the early 1950s. When Red Hill closed in 1955, two teachers instructed 51 eighth graders. Kershaw Co. School District sold the property in 1956 to a local family who turned it into a private residence.

Erected 2021 by St. John Missionary Baptist Church. (Marker Number 28-20.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 34° 25.487′ N, 80° 44.316′ W. Marker is in Red Hill, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. It is at the intersection of Running Fox Road (South Carolina Route 26-696), on the right when traveling north on

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Running Fox Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2405 Running Fox Rd, Camden SC 29020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Olde English District. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Peay's Ferry / Peay's Ferry Road (approx. 5 miles away); Warrenton Muster Ground (approx. 6.9 miles away); Stoneboro (approx. 8 miles away); Beaver Creek Skirmish / Capture of Provisions at Flat Rock (approx. 8½ miles away); Recovering from Camden (approx. 8½ miles away); Pursued Beyond the Battlefield (approx. 8.6 miles away); Flight of the Patriots (approx. 8.6 miles away); Camden Battlefield (approx. 8.6 miles away).

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 9, 2026

2. Red Hill School Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 9, 2026

3. Red Hill School Marker

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 9, 2026

4. Red Hill School Marker

Looking Toward Former School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, May 9, 2026

5. Looking Toward Former School

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2026, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 20, 2026, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.