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

Old Salem School

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

1. Old Salem School Marker

Inscription. Built in 1914, this structure is Noxubee County's most significant extant early twentieth century public school building. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1939.

Erected 1992 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 33° 5.687′ N, 88° 36.852′ W. Marker is near Macon, Mississippi, in Noxubee County. It is on Mississippi Route 14 half a mile east of Salem Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Macon MS 39341, 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,

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dancing Rabbit Creek (approx. 3.1 miles away); First Court Term of Noxubee County (approx. 3.2 miles away); Noxubee County Confederate Monument (approx. 3.2 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Black Prairie Blues (approx. 3.2 miles away); Old Noxubee County Jail (approx. 3.2 miles away); First United Methodist Church

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(approx. 3.3 miles away); Macon Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Macon.

Also see . . . Stories of the South - Old Salem School (blog). (Submitted on October 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Old Salem School and marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

2. Old Salem School and marker.

The Old Salem School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

3. The Old Salem School

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 893 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.