Oxford in Lafayette County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Delta Gamma Fraternity

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

1. Delta Gamma Fraternity Marker

Inscription. Delta Gamma, a national collegiate women's fraternity, was organized during the 1873 Christmas season at the Lewis School, located here. Its founders were three students, Eva Webb, Mary Comfort and Anna Boyd, who were unable to go home to Kosciusko, Mississippi, for the holidays because of bad weather and impassable roads.

Erected 2018 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 34° 21.874′ N, 89° 31.339′ W. Marker is in Oxford, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. It is at the intersection of University Avenue and South 9th Street, on the right when traveling west on University Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 412 S 9th St, Oxford MS 38655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the North Mississippi Hills. 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 the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Oxford-University United Methodist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); Theora Hamblett House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Falkner House

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Peter's (1851), Episcopal (approx. 0.2 miles away); Burns "Belfry" Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mississippi Central R.R. Campaign (approx. 0.2 miles away); Porter L. Fortune, Jr. Cultural Center (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oxford.

Also see . . . Our History. Stranded at school because of weather and a yellow fever outbreak, the three Lewis School classmates — inspired by Greek-letter organizations at nearby University of Mississippi – decided to form one of their own. (Delta Gamma) (Submitted on April 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Additional commentary.
1. Older marker replaced by this one.
With a minor wording change at the end of the first sentence this marker replaced a 1978 similar marker. (Change was from "...located at this site." to "...located here."

— Submitted May 31, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 1, 2023

2. Delta Gamma Fraternity Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.