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One of 17 National Register listings published here for Abbeville County · listed in 2022 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Abbeville County Training School
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.
The listing
- Address. 410 Branch St., Abbeville, 29620
- When was it listed? May 2022
- Category. building
- Also known as. Rosenwald School Building Program in South Carolina, 1917-1932
- Census division. Abbeville
- National Register reference number. 100007749 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
210 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 210 fires within 5 miles of Abbeville County Training School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 294 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 14 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | 1974 CEDAR SPRINGS SOUTH |
| 23 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Francis Marion & Sumter National Forests | EBENEEZER |
| 2 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Storms near this property
60 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abbeville, the town this property stands in, in 64 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 35 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 5 lightning, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Lightning | Abbeville | $100,000 | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Abbeville | $50,000 | NWS storm survey found the path of a weak tornado on the north side of the city of Abbeville. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Beltline Rd and Highway 20. The tornado moved due east through a forested area before impacting a residential neighborhood near the intersection of Mt Olive Church Rd and Old Douglas Mill Rd. In addition to numerous trees and power lines being blown down along the path, a large oak tree fell through a home, a metal carport was ripped from another home, and column supports torn from another home in this area. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Abbeville | $26,000 | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines blown down in and around the city. At least one tree fell on a house. |
| April 2005 | Lightning | Abbeville | $10,000 | Lightning struck the steeple of Abbeville Presbyterian Church, igniting a fire. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $10,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. Power and telephone poles were snapped. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Abbeville | $6,000 | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $4,000 | Public reported multiple trees down and minor damage to a few mobile homes on Flatwood Rd. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | $3,000 | Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down. |
| October 2015 | Flood | Abbeville | $1,000 | After early morning flash flooding, rain rates moderated across the lower Piedmont, but flooding gradually expanded, with high water conditions remaining in place throughout much of the 4th. The main stream affected during this time was Dry Creek and/or Long Cane Creek, with Miller Mill Rd closed due to high water. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Public reported (via Social Media) multiple trees blown down in the Abbeville area. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | County comms relayed multiple reports of trees blown down just east of the city of Abbeville. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Abbeville | - | Spotter reported golf ball size hail in the Abbeville area. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Emergency manager reported several trees blown down across the county. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down in the Abbeville area. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | A couple trees were blown down around Abbeville, including on Trail Drive and the Highway 28 bypass on the west side of town. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | A tree was blown down on Rock Hill Road, about 5 miles northwest of Abbeville. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Several trees were blown down near Abbeville. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Trees and power lines were blown down on highway 28 near highway 20. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Trees were blown down on Stephenson Rd with additional trees down on Carolina Circle in the city. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Trees were blown down along highway 72 a little to the southwest of Abbeville. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Several trees were blown down in and around the city of Abbeville. |
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Abbeville | - | NWS survey found a small damage area consisent with EF0 tornado damage in northeast Abbeville County. Damage was mainly confined to downed trees and power lines. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Abbeville | - | Brief period of hail reported on Horton Dr. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Trees blown down on Sweet Briar Rd, McIlwain Rd and another tree down on highway 185 7 miles NE of town. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | A tree was blown down at Shrine Club Rd and highway 28 and a power pole was downed on Hagler St Extension in the city. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Fifteen to eighteen roads were blocked by fallen trees in and around the city of Abbeville. There were also quite a few power outages due to trees and limbs falling on lines in the city. Trees were also downed up to 5 miles east of town where the skirting was blown off of a mobile home. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Large limbs on power lines on highway 28 bypass. Also, a tree fell on and damaged a home on Greenville St and trees took down 3 power lines on Harrisburg Street. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Some trees were blown down. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Abbeville | - | A tornado touched down briefly in the Parsons Mountain area of the Sumter National Forest, blowing down several hundred trees along its 1/4 mile track. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | A few large trees were blown down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | 911 center reported trees fell on some vehicles in rural part of Abbeville. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Several trees were blown down near the Greenwood county border. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | Numerous trees and power lines were downed in a large area in and around Abbeville. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| December 2007 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Lightning | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| December 2005 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Abbeville | - | no account filed |
Newspapers printed here
25,790 digitised pages6 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 4,076 issues, 25,790 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Banner | 1844 to 1847 |
| The Abbeville Banner | 1847 to 1869 |
| The Abbeville Press and Banner | 1869 to 1924 |
| Abbeville Press | 1860 to 1869 |
| The Abbeville Messenger | 1884 to 1887 |
| The Abbeville Bulletin | 1865 |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Abbeville Opera House | 0.6 miles | 1970 |
 | Abbeville County Courthouse | 0.6 miles | 1981 |
 | Abbeville Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1972 |
 | Armistead Burt House | 0.8 miles | 1970 |
| Armistead Burt House | 0.8 miles | 1970 |
 | Abbeville Historic District (Boundary Decrease) | 0.8 miles | 1972 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007749 in Record Group 79. |
| Abbeville County | All 17 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.