Spartanburg County · Marker 42-01
Reidville Public School
Corner of Reidville Rd. (S.C. Hwy. 296) and College St., Reidville
Front inscription
Built in 1948 on the site of Reidville Female College (operated 1871 to 1901), one of two private schools founded in 1857 by Rev. Robert Harden Reid and located on lands given by James N. Gaston, James Wakefield, and Anthony Wakefield. Reidville Male Academy (1857-1905) occupied building ½ mile east. The schools were combined in 1905.