Smyrna, South Carolina, is located in York County. Formed in 1895, the town, like many others at the time, built up around a rail line. In 2010, the town’s population was 45. Remnants of small commercial district still stand today. The Smyrna Barber Shop is one of those reminders.
Built in 1924, the Catawba School is a Rosenwald School in York County, South Carolina. This two-teacher type school was built for $3200. It was one of at least 22 schools built in the county to educate the Black children of the county. It stayed open until 1956. This is one of two documented schools still standing and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018, the Carroll School sits in York County, South Carolina. The three-teacher type Rosenwald school stayed open until 1954. Restored within the last few years, the Rock Hill school district uses it as a place to educate fifth-grade students about segregation and education in South Carolina.
