Mt. Zion Institute High School

The school was constructed on a land which was donated in 1777 to Mt. Zion Society for establishing Mt. Zion Institute. It was envisioned as a preparatory school in the Upstate for the sons of "wealthy planters" throughout South Carolina. Closed in 1780 by occupying British forces, it was reopened in 1784 under the leadership of Rev. Thomas McCaule, a Presbyterian minister trained at the College of New Jersey. In 1878, the school converted from a private academy to a public school, becoming the Upstate's first public school and the second outside of Charleston. At the time of closure, it was the site of Mt. Zion Elementary school. == Notable alumni ==

• James Henry Carlisle, former president of Wofford College • William Porcher DuBose, American priest • William McMillan, Delegate to the 6th United States Congress from the Northwest Territory • David R. Evans, U.S. House Representative from South Carolina (1813–1815) • John Taylor, 51st Governor of South Carolina (1826–1828) • John Hugh Means, 64th Governor of South Carolina (1850–1852) • David Wyatt Aiken, U.S. House Representative from South Carolina (1877–1887) • John Bratton, U.S. House Representative from South Carolina (1884–1885) • States Rights Gist, Confederate Army brigadier general during the American Civil War ==References==