Laing School 10-37 - Mount Pleasant, SC
Posted by: 
Lat34North
N 32° 47.191 W 079° 52.424
17S E 605466 N 3628181
The Laing School historic marker is located on Royall Ave just north of King Street, Mount Pleasant, SC.
Waymark Code: WMB2NF
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2011
Views: 7
(Front text)
Laing School located here from 1868 to 1953 was founded in 1866 by Cornelia Hancock, a Quaker who had served as a nurse with the Union Army during the Civil War. First housed in Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Laing Industrial School was named for Henry M. Laing of the Friends Association for the Aid and Elevation of the Freedmen. The 1868 school destroyed by the Charleston Earthquake of 1886 was replaced by a school which stood here until 1954.
(Reverse text)
Early instruction at Laing with its motto “Try to Excel” combined academics with instruction in industrial, farming and homemaking skills. A new Laing Elementary opened at King and Greenwich Streets in 1945; the high school remained here until a new Laing High opened on U.S. Hwy. 17 North in 1953. Laing High closed in 1970 with the desegregation of county schools. That building later housed Laing Middle School when it opened in 1974.
Erected 2002 by The Laing School Alumni Association.
Marker Name: Laing School
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Historic Site
Marker number: 10-37
County: Charleston
|
Visit Instructions:
A picture of the marker taken by you or specific details of the site.