Livingston in Sumter County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Livingston State College

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 7, 2017

1. Livingston State College Marker

Inscription. Chartered in 1840 as Livingston Collegiate Institute (1835: Female Presbyterian Academy planned). In 1883, by work of Julia Tutwiler, Alabama legislature made its first grant of funds to a girls school. In 1907: State Normal school. In 1929: became Livingston State Teachers College, granting degrees. In 1957 change to present name reflected its broader purposes.

Erected 1965 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 32° 35.285′ N, 88° 11.116′ W. Marker is in Livingston, Alabama, in Sumter County. It is on North Washington Street (State Highway 11), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Livingston AL 35470, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 New Spain,

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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Houston-Bailey House (approx. ¼ mile away); Livingston, Alabama / Livingston's Bored Well (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sumter County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sumter County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sumter County's Covered Bridge

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(approx. half a mile away); Livingston, Ala. (approx. half a mile away); Line 32° 28´ North Latitude (approx. 7.8 miles away); York Veterans War Memorial (approx. 9½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Livingston.

Also see . . . University of West Alabama. (Submitted on November 2, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 7, 2017

2. Livingston State College Marker

Livingston State College image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse

3. Livingston State College

University of West Alabama Plaque image. Click for full size.

October 8, 2009

4. University of West Alabama Plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 2, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.