Gable, South Carolina Explained

Official Name:Gable, South Carolina
Pushpin Map:South Carolina#USA
Pushpin Label:Gable
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:South Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clarendon
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:105
Coordinates:33.8253°N -80.1092°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:29051
Area Code:803, 839
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1247853

Gable is an unincorporated community in Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 301, 10.7miles north-northeast of Manning. Gable has a post office with ZIP code 29051, which opened on June 6, 1916.[1] [2]

Education

The community formerly had two all-white public high schools: Gable High School & Black River High School.

Gable High School had first opened in the fall of 1934, and dissolved following the end of the 1948–1949 school year when it consolidated with New Zion, South Carolina's Salem High School to create Black River High School.

Black River High School had first opened in the fall of 1949, & it dissolved following the end of the 1951–1952 school year when it consolidated with Turbeville High School to create East Clarendon High School. Their school mascot was the alligator.

Both of these schools had offered baseball, boys' and girls' basketball and football as sports.

References

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_29321521516_1942_0009?ssrc=&backlabel=Returnhttps://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_29321521517_1951_0005?ssrc=&backlabel=Returnhttps://www.newspapers.com/image/668818634/?terms=gable%20high%20school&match=1https://www.newspapers.com/image/748918321/?terms=black%20river%20high%20school&match=1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. October 23, 2016. United States Postal Service.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. October 23, 2016. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.