Sunrise in Forrest County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Original Sunrise School

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 21, 2021

1. Original Sunrise School Marker

Inscription. 1889, W. R. Melton donated a one-acre tract of land at this site "for the cause of Religion and Schools.” The school located here, which served the Sunrise community, was a one-room schoolhouse. Zion's Hill Baptist Church (now Sunrise Baptist Church) met here from 1900 to 1909. The following year a new school was constructed nearby.

Erected 2007 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 31° 18.618′ N, 89° 12.899′ W. Marker is in Sunrise, Mississippi, in Forrest County. It is on Sunrise Heights east of Sunrise Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hattiesburg MS 39401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the 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,

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a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Victoria Jackson Gray Adams (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hi-Hat Club (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Hattiesburg Train Depot (approx. 4.4 miles away); "The Civil Rights Church" (approx. 4½ miles away); Pittman Park (approx. 4½ miles away); William Harris Hardy (approx. 4.6 miles away); Saenger Theatre (approx. 4.6 miles away); Old Federal Building (approx. 4.6 miles away).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, June 21, 2021

2. Original Sunrise School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 599 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.