Bell Tower

Historical marker location:

3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, South Carolina

( Marker can be reached from Old Roe Ford Road, 0.4 miles south of Glenrose Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1965

Furman University.

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.