Fairfield Institute was a school for African Americans in Winnsboro, South Carolina in Fairfield County, South Carolina. Kelly Miller attended the school. [1] It opened in 1869. Rev. Willard Richardson served as principal. It was closed and sold as part of a consolidation with nearby Brainerd Institute in Chester, South Carolina in 1888. [2] Joseph Winthrop Holley attended the school, originally known as Willard Richardson School, until Richardson and his family returned to New Jersey. [3] The school’s enrollment reached about 100. [4]
Supported by the Presbyterian Church, [5] [6] the school was succeeded by a school established by Rev. J. C. Watkins. [3]
Enrollment reached 354 students. [7] Brainerd Institute was within 20 miles. [8]
The school trained teachers and "workers for Africa" [6] to go on missions. [9] Richardson was also in charge of several churches. [10] It was a religious school and agricultural pursuits were taught. [11]
Fairfield Institute was a school for African Americans in Winnsboro, South Carolina in Fairfield County, South Carolina. Kelly Miller attended the school. [1] It opened in 1869. Rev. Willard Richardson served as principal. It was closed and sold as part of a consolidation with nearby Brainerd Institute in Chester, South Carolina in 1888. [2] Joseph Winthrop Holley attended the school, originally known as Willard Richardson School, until Richardson and his family returned to New Jersey. [3] The school’s enrollment reached about 100. [4]
Supported by the Presbyterian Church, [5] [6] the school was succeeded by a school established by Rev. J. C. Watkins. [3]
Enrollment reached 354 students. [7] Brainerd Institute was within 20 miles. [8]
The school trained teachers and "workers for Africa" [6] to go on missions. [9] Richardson was also in charge of several churches. [10] It was a religious school and agricultural pursuits were taught. [11]