Whittemore School

Whittemore School, one of the first African-American schools in Horry County, educated elementary and high school students on this site from 1936 to 1970. Founded in 1870, it was named for Benjamin F. Whittemore (1824-1894), former Union Army chaplain, Freedmen’s Bureau educator 1865-67, and later a state senator and U.S. Congressman. The first school was just E on Race Path Ave. After it burned, classes moved to the Conwayborough Academy on 5th Ave.

Erected by the
Whittemore High School
Historical Marker Commission, 2011

1808 Rhue St., Conway, SC
GPS: 33° 50.295′ N, 79° 4.202′ W