Meridian in Lauderdale County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Site of Meridian College and Conservatory

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 6, 2019

1. Site of Meridian College and Conservatory Marker

Inscription. Founded by John Wesley Beeson in 1903 as the Meridian Woman's College to which was added the Conservatory of Music in 1904. The school merged with Beeson's Meridian Male College in 1914, becoming known as the Meridian College and Conservatory. Highly regarded while Beeson led it the school was sold in 1920, closed in 1929, and was torn down ca. 1932.

Erected 1995 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 32° 23.606′ N, 88° 42.937′ W. Marker is in Meridian, Mississippi, in Lauderdale County. Marker is at the intersection of Highland Avenue and 35th Street, on the right when traveling north on Highland Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Highland Avenue, Meridian MS 39307, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of Meridian Male College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery (approx. one mile away); Poplar Springs Road Historic District (approx. 1.1 miles away); Highland Park

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Birthplace of Jimmie Rodgers (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lewis Edmund "Buck" Crook, Jr. (approx. 1.3 miles away); Missouri Ridge (approx. 1.4 miles away); Freedom School (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meridian.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 6, 2019

2. Site of Meridian College and Conservatory Marker

The campus was redeveloped as a residential area beginning in 1914.

The view west on 35th Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 6, 2019

3. The view west on 35th Street.

Meridian College and Conservatory postcard. image. Click for full size.

Public domain, 1908

4. Meridian College and Conservatory postcard.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 11, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.