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.
Dr. Walter Hillman. . 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.
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.
Location. 32° 20.408′ N, 90° 19.686′ W. Marker is in Clinton, Mississippi, in Hinds County. Marker 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.
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 in a direct line); Clinton
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Photographed By Mark Hilton, May 25, 2017
2. Dr. Walter Hillman marker next to Hillman College marker.
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 396 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.