Historical Marker

Long Cane Cemetery

Historical marker location:
Abbeville, South Carolina
( Marker is on Greenville Street (State Highway 20) near Beltline Road (County Road S-1-35).)
Marker installed: 2011

South Carolina is home to several historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including Claflin University, Benedict College, and South Carolina State University. These institutions played a key role in educating African Americans in the state during the era of segregation.