Duck Hill in Montgomery County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Lucie E. Campbell

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 2, 2021

1. Lucie E. Campbell Marker

Inscription. Lucie Eddie Campbell (1885-1963) was born in Duck Hill. After her father was killed in a railroad accident, she moved with her family to Memphis at an early age. A graduate of Rust College, she became a teacher and was active in state and national teacher's associations. A gifted musician, she also composed and published more than one hundred gospel songs, including "Something Within” in 1919. Known by many as the "Mother of Gospel Music,” Campbell was inducted in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012.

Erected 2017 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 33° 37.993′ N, 89° 42.661′ W. Marker is in Duck Hill, Mississippi, in Montgomery County. It is on South State Street (U.S. 51) north of South Binford Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Duck Hill MS 38925, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Central Mississippi. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 87th Infantry Division (approx. 4½ miles away); 94th Infantry Division (approx. 4.8 miles away); Camp McCain (approx. 4.8 miles away); Magic Sam (approx. 9.7 miles away); Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway (approx. 10.2 miles away); Winona Jail Site (approx. 10.3 miles away); Ensign William Devotie Billingsley (approx. 10.3 miles away); Roebuck "Pops" Staples (approx. 10.4 miles away).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 2, 2021

2. Lucie E. Campbell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 625 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.