Beaufort County · Marker 07-50
Port Royal Agricultural School
Shanklin Rd., NE of its intersection with Laurel Bay Rd., Burton
Front inscription
The Port Royal Agricultural School, later the Beaufort County Training School, operated nearby 1901-1955. Offering vocational and academic education for blacks, it was founded by Beaufort citizens led by Abbie Holmes Christensen (1852-1938). The school was modeled on Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee Institute, with his advice and support.
Beaufort County Training School
Booker T. Washington called it “a model school of its kind” when he toured it in 1908. It was usually called “the Shanklin School” for Joseph S. Shanklin (1872-1957), Tuskegee alumnus and its principal 1903-1946. His wife India (1876-1939) was its matron, nurse, and a teacher. Renamed Beaufort Co. Training School, it became a public school in 1920 and closed in 1955. Shanklin Elementary School, 2.6 mi. W, opened in 1994.