Arizona in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Arizona Academy Site

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 30, 2019

1. Arizona Academy Site Marker

Inscription. Donated by Joshua Willis to J. W. Nicholson who organized a private school 1867-1869. Was one of the leading academies in the state. Became public school 1910. Nicholson later president of L. S. U. School. Т.Н. Harris a noted graduate.

Erected 1976 by Louisiana Tourist Development Agency.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 32° 47.272′ N, 92° 57.455′ W. Marker is in Arizona, Louisiana, in Claiborne Parish. It is on Arizona Road (Louisiana Route 806) north of Tower Road, on the right when traveling south. Located at Arizona Methodist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 704 Arizona Road, Homer LA 71040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Arizona Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); T. H. Harris (approx. 1.4 miles away); Sheriff Pat Garrett (approx. 4.6 miles away); St. John Colored School (approx. 5.4 miles away); White Lightning (approx. 5½ miles away); Claiborne Parish Court House (approx. 5.7 miles away); Hotel Claiborne (approx. 5.7 miles away); Parish Courthouse (approx. 5.7 miles away).

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Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 30, 2019

2. Former site of the Arizona Academy.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.