Seminary in Covington County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Zion Seminary

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 24, 2019

1. Zion Seminary Marker

Inscription. East ¼ mile. Founded in 1846 as a coeducational boarding school by A.R. Graves, NY Presbyterian clergyman. Gave pre-law, pre-medical and fine arts training. Destroyed in the Civil War.

Erected 1952 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 31° 33.74′ N, 89° 30.711′ W. Marker is in Seminary, Mississippi, in Covington County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 49 and State Route 590, in the median on U.S. 49. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Seminary MS 39479, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt.

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,

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: Lest We Forget (approx. 0.9 miles away); Birthplace of Gerald McRaney (approx. 5.9 miles away); Covington County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 6.2 miles away); PFC Mack A. Jordan (approx. 6.2 miles away); Covington County Courthouse (approx. 6.2 miles away); Covington County War Memorial (approx. 6.2 miles away); Courthouse Square at Williamsburg (approx. 7 miles away); Providence Baptist Church (approx. 13 miles away).

Also see . . . Seminary, Mississippi

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. (Submitted on April 8, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 24, 2019

2. Zion Seminary Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.