Port Gibson in Claiborne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Chamberlain-Hunt Academy
Port Gibson Historic Tour
August 16, 2019
1. Chamberlain-Hunt Academy Marker
Church and Miss. 547.
1900 Queene Anne. Chamberlain-Hunt was an outgrowth of Oakland College, which moved here from Alcorn, and has been operational since 1879. Damaged severely by the fire of 1924.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 31° 56.773′ N, 90° 59.184′ W. Marker is in Port Gibson, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is on McComb Avenue (State Highway 547) west of Church Street (U.S. 61), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Gibson MS 39150, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi, in Natchez Trace Corridor, and in Greater Jackson. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Chamberlain-Hunt Academy (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Van Dorn House (approx. Ό mile away); Idlewild (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Vicksburg Campaign and Siege (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Van Dorn House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Claiborne County (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Claiborne County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dependency (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Gibson.
August 16, 2019
2. Chamberlain-Hunt Academy Marker
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