West Union in Oconee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

West Union Grammar School
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West Union Grammar School

West Union Grammar School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, April 8, 2013

1. West Union Grammar School Marker

Inscription. West Union Grammar School West Union Graded School, also known as West Union Grammar School or West Union Elementary School, was built here in 1923-24. In 1922, trustees purchased 4 acres from Marvin Phinney for a new school to replace an earlier frame building. This two-story brick school was ready for the opening of the 1924-25 school year with Jerome Douglass as its principal and 5 teachers for about 100-150 students in grades 1-6.

West Union Elementary School Miss Clara Smith taught here for more than 40 years, from the mid-1920s until the school closed in 1969. She usually taught two or more grades a year and was also West Union's last principal form 1949 to 1969. The town of West Union purchased the school from the Oconee County School District in 1969, leasing it back to the district for office space 1971-1981.

Erected 2013 by West Union School Preservation Association. (Marker Number 37-18.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 34° 45.733′ N, 83° 2.347′ W. Marker is in West Union, South Carolina, in Oconee County. It is on Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (State Highway 11) north of Sangamo

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Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Union SC 29696, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s and pstate,

in the Foothills, in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 original Cherokee Nation,

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 10 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Union Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Walhalla (approx. 1.2 miles away); Newberry College (approx. 1½ miles away); Oconee Heritage Center (approx. 1.6 miles away); Duty, Honor, Country (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Silver Rose (approx. 1.6 miles away); Combat Infantrymen Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Lynching of Allen Green (approx. 1.6 miles away); Oconee County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Colonel R.T. Jaynes (approx. 1.6 miles away).

West Union Elementary School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, April 8, 2013

2. West Union Elementary School Marker

Photographed by Brian Scott, April 8, 2013

3. West Union Grammar School Marker

West Union Grammar Elementary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Scott, April 8, 2013

4. West Union Grammar Elementary Marker

West Union Grammar School / West Union Grammar School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 19, 2018

5. West Union Grammar School / West Union Grammar School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2013, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 845 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 25, 2013, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 5. submitted on December 3, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.

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West Union Grammar School