Historical Marker

Morrison Academy

S. C. SEC. RD. 25-19 AT LAWTONVILLE CEMETERY, JUST S OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH S. C. SEC. RD. 25-39, LAWTONVILLE, JUST W OF ESTILL · Just W Of Estill · Hampton

South Carolina marker

Inscription

In old Lawtonville Community, across from this site, was the first Morrison Academy, a oneroom elementary and college preparatory school. It was later moved 3.4 miles north of here on Orangeburg Road to be near the home of Rev. John Timothy Morrison, headmaster from 1865 to 1905, minister, legislator, Lt. C.S.A. Erected by Hampton County Tricentennial Commission,

Location

AddressS. C. SEC. RD. 25-19 AT LAWTONVILLE CEMETERY, JUST S OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH S. C. SEC. RD. 25-39, LAWTONVILLE, JUST W OF ESTILL
CityJust W Of Estill
CountyHampton
StateSouth Carolina
Coordinates32.751533, -81.271617

Sources

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