McComb in Pike County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Universal School

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2022

1. Universal School Marker

Inscription.
In 1910, Buella and A. A. McCue donated land for a school in the Baertown community. In 1911, a wood frame school was built and named "Universal.” It was the first school in the community to educate black children. In the early 1950s, the frame building was torn down and a new school was constructed facing McComb Street. It continued as a school until the early 1960s, when a third school was built on Universal Street. This building, which is the original 1950s-era school, was renamed the Alpha Center and used as a library and community center.

Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

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

Location. 31° 13.448′ N, 90° 27.645′ W. Marker is in McComb, Mississippi, in Pike County. It is on McComb Street near Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 414 McComb Street, McComb MS 39648, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi. It is also in the American

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: C.C. Bryant (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); McComb (approx. 1.4 miles away); Castro "Mr. Sipp" Coleman (approx. 1.4 miles away); Caboose #9384 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Railway Post Office Car (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Castro "Mr. Sipp" Coleman (approx. 1½ miles away); 1883 "Club Car Dixie" Office Car (approx. 1½ miles away); Aluminum Refrigerator Car #51000 (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McComb.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 2, 2022

2. Universal 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 471 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.