Sherman in Pontotoc County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Mississippi Normal Institute

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

1. Mississippi Normal Institute Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1889 by Jasper Davis, the Mississippi Normal Institute opened on September 1, 1890, east of this site, with an initial enrollment of 75 students that gradually increased throughout the 1890s. At its height, the school boasted an enrollment of 300, attracting students from the local area as well as Texas Oklahoma, and Alabama. Consolidated with the local public school system in 1907, the school became known as Sherman School and served grades one through twelve until it closed in May 1964 .

Erected 2014 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1964.

Location. 34° 21.866′ N, 88° 50.54′ W. Marker is in Sherman, Mississippi, in Pontotoc County. It can be reached from Lamar Street west of 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located at the rear corner of the Sherman Public Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 West Lamar Street, Sherman MS 38869, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blue Springs (approx. 2.8

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miles away); Blue Springs Baptist Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Tupelo Campaign: Old Town Creek, July 15 (approx. 7.2 miles away); Tupelo Campaign: Harrisburg July 14 (approx. 7.2 miles away); Tupelo Campaign: Pontotoc Road, July 13 (approx. 7.2 miles away); Old Town Creek (approx. 7.9 miles away); Natchez Trace at Lee County (approx. 7.9 miles away); Chickasaw Village Site (approx. 8.3 miles away).

Mississippi Normal Institute Marker at the Sherman Public Library. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

2. Mississippi Normal Institute Marker at the Sherman Public Library.

Marker noted direction of the location of the former school. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 8, 2018

3. Marker noted direction of the location of the former school.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 13, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.