Historical Marker
Ney School / Back Swamp School
Historical marker location:
Quinby, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Pocket Rd. (County Route 26) and Backswamp Drive, on the right when traveling east on Pocket Rd..)
Marker installed: 2000
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, but it was also the last state to rejoin the Union after the Civil War. Reconstruction in the state was marked by violence and political turmoil.