Fulton in Itawamba County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Itawamba Community College

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017

1. Itawamba Community College Marker

Inscription. In 1941 the Itawamba Agricultural High School board of trustees voted to expand the school's curriculum to include college-level courses. In 1948 the Itawamba Junior College opened its doors with an enrollment of 114 students from Itawamba, Lee, and Monroe Counties. In addition to those, 170 veterans were enrolled in the school's carpentry, auto mechanics, masonry, and business training courses. The college's first president was Phillip A. Sheffield.

Erected 2014 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 34° 16.444′ N, 88° 24.733′ W. Marker is in Fulton, Mississippi, in Itawamba County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Mississippi Route 178) and South Spring Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: West Main Street, Fulton MS 38843, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fulton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jimmie Lunceford (approx. ¼ mile away); Vision - Perserverence - Success (approx. ¼ mile away); Early Church Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Aeolian Grove (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Cedars (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fulton Grammar School (approx. half a mile away); Fulton Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fulton.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Itawamba Community College. (Submitted on April 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

The David C. Cole Student Services building near the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017

2. The David C. Cole Student Services building near the marker.

View from marker of college buildings. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017

3. View from marker of college buildings.

The view of marker looking west on Main Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017

4. The view of marker looking west on Main Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 781 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.