Minden in Webster Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Academy Park

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 24, 2018

1. Academy Park Marker

Inscription. Academy Park was once the home of the Minden Male Academy. Built in 1850 with funds and on land donated by civic leader W.A. Drake, it was one of two schools created from the Minden Academy that had been established in 1838. In 1852, an additional 80 acres were donated by civic leaders completing the campus. Students in all grades were accepted. Minden civic leaders and several U.S. Congressmen received primary education at this institution. Closed in 1898 with the opening of the local public school system.

Erected by Historic Residential District.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 32° 37.212′ N, 93° 17.075′ W. Marker is in Minden, Louisiana, in Webster Parish. It can be reached from Lewisville Road (Louisiana Route 159) south of East & West Street, on the right when traveling south. Located within Academy Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310 Lewisville Road, Minden LA 71055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in

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North Louisiana.

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Minden Historic Residential District / Ms. Mona Miriam Robinson Monk (within shouting distance of this marker); Davis - Green House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Germantown Colony (approx. ¼ mile away); Citizens Bank & Trust Company (approx. 0.3 miles away); Memorial Shrine (approx. 0.6 miles away); W.R. Shadow Home (approx. 4.6 miles away); Germantown Colony And Museum (approx. 6.3 miles away); Homeplace of Baylus Benjamin (B.B.) McKinney (approx. 12.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minden.

Academy Park Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, April 24, 2021

2. Academy Park Marker (Back)

Minden Male Academy 1850-1898 Donated By Historic Residential District

Academy Park Marker can be seen in far distance past the fountain. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 24, 2018

3. Academy Park Marker can be seen in far distance past the fountain.

Academy Park and marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 24, 2018

4. Academy Park and marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 940 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2. submitted on September 6, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. 3, 4. submitted on June 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.