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

Fawn Grove School

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017

1. Fawn Grove School Marker

Inscription. Established in 1909, the Fawn Grove School served the Fawn Grove community. After a new school house was constructed here in 1926, the Fawn Grove School recorded its highest enrollment, 162 students, in 1931. The Fawn Grove School closed its doors following the 1951 school year.

Erected 2011 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 1909.

Location. 34° 17.563′ N, 88° 31.174′ W. Marker is in Mantachie, Mississippi, in Itawamba County. It is on Fawn Grove Church Road west of Fawn Grove Road, on the right when traveling west. Located across from the Fawn Grove Freewill Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1333 Fawn Grove Church Road, Mantachie MS 38855, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

specifically in the Deep

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Underground Railroad Bicycle Route (approx. 6.1 miles away); Itawamba Community College (approx. 6.3 miles away); Fulton (approx. 6½ miles away); Jimmie Lunceford (approx. 6½ miles away); Vision - Perserverence - Success (approx. 6½ miles away); Fulton Grammar School (approx. 6½ miles away); Early Church Site (approx. 6.6 miles away); Aeolian Grove (approx. 6.6 miles away).

Fawn Grove School Marker near Fawn Grove Freewill Baptist Church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017

2. Fawn Grove School Marker near Fawn Grove Freewill Baptist Church.

Former location of the school, near the Fawn Grove Freewill Baptist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017

3. Former location of the school, near the Fawn Grove Freewill Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 392 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 22, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.