Blue Mountain in Tippah County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Blue Mountain College

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 16, 2021

1. Blue Mountain College Marker

Inscription. Founded by Gen. M.P. Lowrey in 1873. Named for hill ½ mi. N.W. of this spot. In 1918 Lowrey and Berry families gave college properties to state Baptist Convention.

Erected 1950 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 34° 40.364′ N, 89° 1.611′ W. Marker is in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, in Tippah County. It is at the intersection of Hickory Street and 5th Street, in the median on Hickory Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blue Mountain MS 38610, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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

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within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Southern Literary Festival (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Jessie Mauney (approx. 0.2 miles away); Macedonia Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Antioch (approx. 3.6 miles away); Carpenters for Christmas (approx. 3.6 miles away); Antioch Colored School (approx. 3.6 miles away); First in Tippah County (approx. 3.6 miles away); Academy Baptist Church (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blue Mountain.

Also see . . . Mark Perrin Lowrey. (Submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 16, 2021

2. Blue Mountain College Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 16, 2021

3. Blue Mountain College Marker

Gen. M. P. Lowrey, C.S.A. image. Click for full size.

4. Gen. M. P. Lowrey, C.S.A.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.