Chestnut Consolidated School

Chestnut Consolidated School stood here from 1954 to 1970. Built under the equalization program of Gov. James F. Byrnes, it was intended to preserve segregation by constructing new schools for blacks. Named for Horry County educator J.T. Chestnut (1885-1967), it served African-American students in grades 1 through 12 and consolidated schools from several northeastern Horry County communities in a one-story brick building with two wings. After county schools were desegregated in 1970, it became North Myrtle Beach High School and later North Myrtle Beach Middle School. The 1954 building was demolished in 1995.

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