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Title
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Laura Towne, Marker
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Commemorates
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Towne, Laura
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Murray, Ellen
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Biographical Text
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Aluminum square historic marker with with rounded arch and triangular shape at top. Embossed text and flag emblem featured.
The marker is located at the Penn School site on St. Helena Island, SC. It was erected to mark the location of the historic Penn School, one of the first schools founded for black individuals in the South. The signs text pays respect to Towne and Murray, two women who assisted in the schools establishment. The marker was erected in 1981 by the Penn Club and South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.
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Text
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SOUTH CAROLINA
PENN SCHOOL
After Union occupation of the
sea islands in 1861, two
northerners, Laura Towne and
Ellen Murray, came to assist the
freed blacks of this area,
establishing Penn School here in
1862. The earliest known black
teacher was Charlotte Forten,
who traveled all the way from
Massachusetts to help her people.
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Date Created
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1981
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Type
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English
Signage
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Project Researcher
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O'Neill, Iris
