Emmett Scott School

Emmett Scott School (HMGIJ)

Location: Rock Hill, SC 29730 York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 55.038', W 81° 2.298'

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[Front]:
This school, founded in 1920, was the first public school for blacks in Rock Hill. Named for Emmett J. Scott (1873-1957), a prominent educator who was then secretary of Howard University, Emmett Scott School included all twelve grades until 1956 and was a junior high and high school from 1956 until South Carolina schools were desegregated in 1970. The original two-story frame school, built in 1920, was demolished in 1952.

[Reverse]:
This property is owned by the City of Rock Hill and has been a neighborhood recreation center since the school closed in 1970. Seven principals served the Emmett Scott School during its fifty-year existence:

Frank H. Neal ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1920-1924
L. B. Moore ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1924-1938
Ralph W. McGirt ? ? ? ? ? 1938-1959
W. H. Witherspoon ? ? ? ?1959-1967
George Land ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1967
Richard Boulware ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?1968
Samuel Foster ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? 1969-1970
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HM NumberHMGIJ
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Marker Number46-27
Year Placed1996
Placed ByEmmett Scott Alumni and Affiliates
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 5:25am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 496501 N 3863872
Decimal Degrees34.91730000, -81.03830000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 55.038', W 81° 2.298'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 55' 2.28" N, 81° 2' 17.88" W
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Area Code(s)803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 801-859 State Rte 243, Rock Hill SC 29730, US
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