Clinton in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Dr. Walter Hillman

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017

1. Dr. Walter Hillman Marker

Inscription. Walter Hillman was President of the Central Female Institute from 1855 to 1887 and of Mississippi College from 1867 to 1873. During the Civil War he saved many Clintonians from starvation by requesting rations from General Sherman. When Charles Caldwell was assassinated in 1875, Hillman agreed to take his place on the Board of Trustees for Sarah Dickey's Mount Hermon Seminary for Colored Females. Hillman and Consider Parish organized a group of former slaves who established the Pleasant Green Baptist Church. Hillman was referred to as the "Conscience of Clinton."
Walter Hillman died in 1894.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 32° 20.408′ N, 90° 19.686′ W. Marker is in Clinton, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is on East Leake Street east of East Street, on the right when traveling east. Located directly across the street from the Hillman-Berry Lions Club Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 East Leake Street, Clinton MS 39056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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: Hillman College (here, next to this marker); Clinton's Brick Streets (about 400 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Clinton (about 600 feet away); Charles Caldwell Assassination (about 700 feet away); Lewis Livery Stable (approx. 0.2 miles away); Olde Town Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tanglewood (approx. 0.2 miles away); Natchez Trace Crossing (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Dr. Walter Hillman marker next to Hillman College marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017

2. Dr. Walter Hillman marker next to Hillman College marker.

View of marker towards Hillman-Berry Lions Club Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017

3. View of marker towards Hillman-Berry Lions Club Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 808 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.