Marlboro County · Marker 35-47
East Side School
NW corner of N. Cook St. (S.C. Hwy. 385) and Country Club Dr., Bennettsville
Front inscription
In addition to classrooms, the original campus included a gymnasium, auditorium, library, labs, a shop, and a former farmhouse that became the family home of Floyd B. Walker, Sr. and Tomasena Gupple Walker, East Side’s first principal and first librarian. The school was designed by Columbia architects Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle & Wolff. A football field was later added to the northeast. It became a junior high school in 1969 during integration and was later an elementary school.
Reverse inscription
In addition to classrooms, the original campus included a gymnasium, auditorium, library, labs, a shop, and a former farmhouse that became the family home of East Side’s first principal and first librarian. An athletic field was later added to the northeast. East Side was designed by prominent Columbia architects Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle & Wolff. It became a junior high school as part of integration in 1969 and was later used as an elementary school.