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

Zion School

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 16, 2021

1. Zion School Marker

Inscription. Early in the 1900s, Zion School was established, and one acre of land was purchased from the Johnson Family at this site. As attendance increased, additional acres were purchased from the W.H. Watts Family and the B.G. Ray Family. Three buildings have been erected. The first building burned. The second was replaced by a modern brick building in the mid 1920s. With the conclusion of the 1960~61 school year, Zion School completed its mission and was consolidated with the Pontotoc Separate School District.

Erected 2018 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. 34° 12.509′ N, 88° 53.177′ W. Marker is near Pontotoc, Mississippi, in Pontotoc County. It is on Black Zion Road 0.2 miles north of Valley Road (County Highway 853), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5993 Black Zion Road, Pontotoc MS 38863, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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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 within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Pontotoc Creek Treaty (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Site of Pontotoc Creek Treaty (approx. ¼ mile away); Pierre D'Artaguiette (approx. 4.6 miles away); Old Campground Methodist Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Black Belt (approx. 5.6 miles away); Chickasaw Council House (approx. 5.9 miles away); Tockshish (approx. 6.2 miles away); Lochinvar (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pontotoc.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, April 16, 2021

2. Zion School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 471 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.