Charleston in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Keith School
This was the site of a public school for African American families in this section of lower Berkeley Co. It was housed in a one-room building likely built in the 1920s by the descendants of local freedpeople. By the 1930s it was part of Wando School District and known as Keith School. It was previously called Logan School. It had two teachers and around 70 students in grates 1-6.
Local children attended Keith School until 1955-56. By its final years the school had grown to four teachers and approx. 100 pupils. It was one of several Black schools to be replaced by Cainhoy Elementary (8 mi. N). In 1971, the Keith School property was deeded to the Wando Community Center. The original school was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Portions of its foundation remain by the road.
Erected 2021 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History; sponsored by Wando Huger Community Corporation. (Marker Number 8-78.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1971.
Location. 32° 55.736′ N, 79° 51.308′ W. Marker is in Charleston,
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry and in Santee Cooper Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Thomas Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Thomas Lynch at Rivertowne (approx. 2½ miles away); Wando Pottery (approx. 3.1 miles away); Point Plantation / Richmond Plantation (approx. 4 miles away); Phillips Community (approx. 4.2
Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
