Cherokee County Veterans Monument

Historical marker location:

210 North Limestone Street, Gaffney, South Carolina

( Memorial is on North Limestone Street (State Highway 150), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1982

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.