The area is now a monument to that great loss. A miniature of the school has been erected on the grounds, and there is a monument with a plaque listing the victims.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Cleveland School Fire
On the night of May 17, 1923, approximately 300 persons local to the little country school known as the Cleveland School, southeast of Camden, South Carolina, attended the children's graduation play. During the play an oil lamp fell, igniting the second floor auditorium. The resulting fire destroyed the school and killed 77 people.
The area is now a monument to that great loss. A miniature of the school has been erected on the grounds, and there is a monument with a plaque listing the victims.
The area is now a monument to that great loss. A miniature of the school has been erected on the grounds, and there is a monument with a plaque listing the victims.
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