Near Shuqualak in Noxubee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Summerville Institute

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

1. Summerville Institute Marker

Inscription. Est. in 1845; closed in 1876. Only functioning secondary school in Miss. during Civil War. Founded by T.L. Gathright who later became State Superintendent of Ed. and first pres. of Texas A & M College.

Erected 1981 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 32° 56.19′ N, 88° 44.023′ W. Marker is near Shuqualak, Mississippi, in Noxubee County. It is at the intersection of Mississippi Route 21 and Sandhill Road, on the right when traveling west on Mississippi Route 21. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shuqualak MS 39361, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie,

and in the Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory 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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Site (approx. 5.2 miles away); Mashulaville (Elim) Baptist Church (approx. 9.9 miles away); DeKalb (approx. 12.1 miles away); Rueben Kemper (approx. 12.6 miles away); a different marker also named DeKalb (approx. 12.7 miles away); John C. Stennis (approx. 12.7 miles away); Old Salem School (approx. 13 miles away).

View towards Sandhill Road at MS-21. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

2. View towards Sandhill Road at MS-21.

The view west on Mississippi Highway 21. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

3. The view west on Mississippi Highway 21.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,250 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.