Laurens County · Marker 30-05

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

Front 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.

County
Laurens
Region
Upstate
City or vicinity
Gray Court
Year approved
1984
Erected by
Young's Community Association and Laurens County Historical Society
Coordinates
34.675533, -82.06405

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