Magnolia in Pike County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Sherman Line Rosenwald School
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2022
1. Sherman Line Rosenwald School Marker
The Sherman Line Rosenwald School was established in 1928 for the education of black youth in the Sherman community from Pike and Amite counties. Partial funding for the school was provided by the Julius Rosenwald Fund, while the land was donated by local community leaders. Constructed at a cost of $3,800, the school's original enrollment was 137 students, ages 5 to 20. The school's first trustees were Gabriel Carter, James Carter and Albert Mason. Closed in 1932, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
Erected 2019 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 Rosenwald Schools series list.
Location. 31° 8.007′ N, 90° 32.93′ W. Marker is in Magnolia, Mississippi, in Pike County. It is on Sherman Line Road north of Hamp Lee Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Magnolia MS 39652, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest 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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash Site Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away); Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865 (approx. 4.9 miles away); Andrews House
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2022
2. Sherman Line Rosenwald School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 881 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
