Historical Marker
Mt. Zion Methodist Church
Historical marker location:
Mars Bluff, South Carolina
( Marker is on Liberty Chapel Rd. when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2004
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.