Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Carr Central High School

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

1. Carr Central High School Marker

Inscription. Built in 1924 in the tutor Gothic style, Carr Central High School was designed by architect William A. Stanton. This building once housed the administrative offices of the school district and kindergarten, elementary, and junior high school classes. In 1932 Carr Central became a high school, and then reverted back to a junior high in 1959 until its closing in 1979. Carr Central High School was named in honor of John P. Carr, former superintendent of Vicksburg public schools

Lower plaque:
This marker made possible by the Carr Central High School alumni Association in recognition of the positive impact that the facility had on their lives.

Erected 2014 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 32° 20.688′ N, 90° 52.762′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Cherry Street south of Shannon Street,

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on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1805 Cherry Street, Vicksburg MS 39180, 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,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 walking distance of this marker: Signal Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Church of the Holy Trinity (approx. 0.2 miles away); City of Steeples (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tri-State Motor Coach Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); President Dwight Eisenhower (approx. ¼ mile away); Cherry Street (approx. ¼ mile away); Vicksburg Garden Club (approx. ¼ mile away); Vicksburg-Warren-County Memorial.

Former Carr Central High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

2. Former Carr Central High School

(approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Regarding Carr Central High School. The former Carr Central High School has been converted into Carr Central Apartments after the building was some 40 years empty.

Carr Central High School Marker and apartment sign. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

3. Carr Central High School Marker and apartment sign.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,247 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.