Columbia in Marion County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Mississippi Rural Center

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 23, 2018

1. Mississippi Rural Center Marker

Inscription.
The Mississippi Rural Center was dedicated on February 9, 1949, and established with a $100,000 gift from the Women's Society of Christian Services of the Methodist Church. Created to provide opportunities for African American families, the center offered religious, social, medical, and educational programs to the Community of Lampton and surrounding areas. It was first directed by Rev. Isaac C. and Athelda Pittman, both graduates of Alcorn A & M College.

Erected 2016 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 9, 1949.

Location. 31° 11.565′ N, 89° 47.876′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Mississippi, in Marion County. It is at the intersection of Rural Center Road and State Highway 13, on the left when traveling south on Rural Center Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia MS 39429, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gov. Hugh L. White Mansion (approx. 4.1 miles away); Birthplace of Mississippi Rodeo (approx. 4.2 miles away); Hanging of Will Purvis (approx. 4.6 miles away); Marion County War Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); Temporary State Capital (approx. 4.6 miles away); Lampton-Thompson-Bourne House (approx. 4.6 miles away); 720 Main Street (approx. 4.7 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Mississippi Rural Center and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 23, 2018

2. Mississippi Rural Center and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 746 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 28, 2018.