McCormick County · Marker 33-02
Willington Academy
Savannah River Scenic Byway (S.C. Hwy. 81), Willington
Front inscription
Two miles southwest is the site of this famous classical academy which was established in 1804 by Rev. Moses Waddel, D.D., one of the greatest educators of his day. Here from 1804 to 1819 he taught hundreds of ambitious boys of great potentiality who became some of the South's most notable men. Their record is his greatest monument.