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

Cooper Institute

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 1, 2021

1. Cooper Institute Marker

Inscription. Founded here in 1865 by Rev. J.L. Cooper as Spring Hill Male & Female Institute. Renamed Cooper Institute 1873. Among first coeducational schools in Miss. Rev. Cooper elected Miss. Hall of Fame.

Erected 1969 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 32° 34.126′ N, 88° 40.54′ W. Marker is in Daleville, Mississippi, in Lauderdale County. It is on State Highway 39 south of Daleville Prismatic Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10998 MS-39, Daleville MS 39326, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi. 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

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the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gen. Sam Dale Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. Sam Dale (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Daleville (approx. 2½ miles away); Middleton Attendance Center (approx. 9.4 miles away); Mississippi Attendance Center (approx. 9.4 miles away); Marion CSA Cemetery (approx. 9.6 miles away); Lauderdale Springs C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. 10 miles away); Marion C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Daleville.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 1, 2021

2. Cooper Institute Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, August 1, 2021

3. Cooper Institute Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 638 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.