In 1920, the two Lamon girls, Anna and Nettie, were living at what I have learned was the Ursuline Convent, at 1505 Assembly Street in Columbia, SC. It was also a school where students could board, though in 1920 only three girls were living there, Annie and Nettie and a third girl, Frances Sensusky.
The Ursuline Convent had a long history in Columbia. Below is a short description of the school, taken from a Works Progress publication, South Carolina: A Guide to the Palmetto State, published in 1941.
The URSULINE CONVENT, 1505 Assembly St., is a red brick building erected in 1891; it adjoins St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church. As the Academy of the Immaculate Conception it was established in 1852 by the Sisters of Mercy. They were succeeded by the Ursuline Nuns, who came to Columbia from Black Rock, Ireland, in 1858. After the first building, corner Main and Blanding Streets, was burned in 1865, the convent occupied several others before its present quarters were built. The curriculum includes a high school for girls and parochial school for girls and boys. (235)The site is marked with this historical marker:
The first convent building, burned in 1865, was one of those destroyed by General Sherman in his march through South Carolina during the Civil War. There are some first hand accounts of this event, and in fact, the Lowcountry Digital Library has a nice digital collection of letters about the Ursuline sisters in Columbia; if you are interested in reading more, click on this link: Ursulines.
So somehow the Lamon sisters were allowed to board at this famous institution and, presumably, to continue their education.
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