Historical Marker

Young’s School

INTERSECTION OF YOUNG’S SCHOOLHOUSE RD. (S. C. SEC. RD. 30-399) & HARRIS BRIDGE RD. (S. C. SEC. RD. 30-263), YOUNGS COMMUNITY, ABOUT 6 MI. N OF GRAY COURT · Laurens

South Carolina marker

Inscription

Here at Young's School in 1915 Dr. Wil Lou Gray (1883-1984) initiated for her native county of Laurens a seven-school program of night education for adults, which led to the adoption of a state-wide system and her national recognition as a tireless and effective opponent of illiteracy. Erected by Young's Community Association and Laurens County Historical Society, 1984

Location

AddressINTERSECTION OF YOUNG’S SCHOOLHOUSE RD. (S. C. SEC. RD. 30-399) & HARRIS BRIDGE RD. (S. C. SEC. RD. 30-263), YOUNGS COMMUNITY, ABOUT 6 MI. N OF GRAY COURT
CountyLaurens
StateSouth Carolina
Coordinates34.675533, -82.064050

Sources

More markers in Laurens

Jefferson Davis’ Flight

ABOUT 2 ½ MI. SW OF JOANNA, SC

Jefferson Davis/President of the Confederacy/on his flight from Richmond, Va.

Rosemont

About 2 ½ miles southwest, a granite monument stands on the site of Rosemont, birthplace and home of Ann Pamela Cunningham, founder and...

Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church – First Marker

The cemetery, located about ½ mile SW, marks the original site of this church, founded Sept. 10, 1836.

Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church – Second Marker

ABOUT 1.2 MI. W OF CLINTON, SC

This cemetery marks the original site of Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, founded Sept. 10, 1836.

Laurens County/Laurens Historic District

Laurens, SC

LAURENS COUNTY (Front) Laurens County was one of the six counties created from Ninety-Six District March 12, 1785.