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Chamberlain-Hunt Academy

 
 
Chamberlain-Hunt Academy Marker image. Click for full size.
August 17, 2019
1. Chamberlain-Hunt Academy Marker
Inscription.
Founded 1879 as a preparatory school for boys by the Presbyterian Church. Named for Jer. Chamberlain, president, and David Hunt, major benefactor, of Oakland College (1826-1861), predecessor of this academy.
 
Erected 1980 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
 
Location. 31° 56.799′ N, 90° 59.253′ W. Marker is in Port Gibson, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is on Church Street (U.S. 61) near McComb Avenue (State Route 547), on the right when traveling north. 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
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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 walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Chamberlain-Hunt Academy (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Idlewild (approx. Ό mile away); The Vicksburg Campaign and Siege (approx. 0.3 miles away); 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); Samuel Gibson House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dependency (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Gibson.
 
Chamberlain-Hunt Academy Marker image. Click for full size.
August 16, 2019
2. Chamberlain-Hunt Academy Marker
Chamberlain-Hunt Academy image. Click for full size.
August 17, 2019
3. Chamberlain-Hunt Academy
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 558 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2019.
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