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Near Manville in Lee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Central School

1922 ~ 1952

 
 
Central School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anna Inbody
1. Central School Marker
Inscription. Central School was erected on this site by a group of public spirited men and women who desired quality education for the children who lived in this area. The school offered educational opportunities for young people, grades one through eleven and also served as a community center.

Central was consolidated with Ashwood School in 1952. The building was then named West Lee and was used as an elementary school until 1962.
 
Erected 1964 by Former students, teachers, workers and friends of the school.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1952.
 
Location. 34° 9.511′ N, 80° 25.276′ W. Marker is near Manville, South Carolina, in Lee County. It is on Central School Road (State Highway 31-313), on the right when traveling south. between Ella Lane and Roberts Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bishopville SC 29010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. 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: Skirmish at Spring Hill (approx. one mile away); Rembert Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Rembert Cemetery (approx. 5.8 miles away); The Cleveland School Fire (approx. 6.8 miles away); John C. West Boyhood Home

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(approx. 7.4 miles away); W. Green Deschamps, Jr. Highway (approx. 8½ miles away); Hall's Mill (approx. 8.7 miles away); Pine Grove Plantation / Birthplace of the Boykin Spaniel (approx. 8.7 miles away).
 
Central School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anna Inbody, July 14, 2011
2. Central School Marker
Central School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anna Inbody, July 14, 2011
3. Central School Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 773 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 11, 2026