Prospect in Grant Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Prospect School

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 28, 2018

1. Prospect School Marker

Inscription. Prospect School had its beginning in the late 1800s, having its first class at Prospect Baptist Church, which was across the road from where the first building was built. In the late 1920s or early 1930s, the first building was destroyed by a storm and school was once again conducted at Prospect Baptist Church until a new building could be built. 1st through 6th grades were taught in both buildings. The school was closed at the end of school year May 1946, when all the small grammar schools in the state were closed and merged with other elementary and high schools.

Erected by New Prospect Baptist Church, Colfax Banking Company, Grant Arts Council, and REP. Terry Brown.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1946.

Location. 31° 27.788′ N, 92° 30.404′ W. Marker is in Prospect, Louisiana, in Grant Parish. It is on Prospect Road near Prospect Church Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bentley LA 71407, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pollock School (approx. 6.9 miles away); Oction House (approx. 7.1 miles away); Town of Pollock

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(approx. 7.1 miles away); Tioga Sawmill Commissary (approx. 7.2 miles away); Welcome to Pollock (approx. 7.3 miles away); Village of Dry Prong (approx. 8 miles away); Early Leadership (approx. 8.3 miles away); The Seminary Building (approx. 8.3 miles away).

September 28, 2018

2. Prospect School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 569 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2018.