Grambling in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Louisiana Colored Chautauqua

Photographed by Wesley Harris, October 14, 2023

1. Louisiana Colored Chautauqua Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1906 by T. A. Howard, I. W. Howell, L. W. Perry, Horace Williams, W. A. Garner, B. A. Howell, J. A. Douglass, E. M. Howell, J. S. Johnson & C. H. Land. Summer programs for education and cultural interests. Declined after the local college developed.

Erected 1976 by Lincoln Parish American Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 32° 31.787′ N, 92° 44.074′ W. Marker is in Grambling, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish. It is at the intersection of Igoe Inn Road (Parish Route 32) and Railroad Drive, on the right when traveling south on Igoe Inn Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 453 Igoe Inn Rd, Grambling LA 71245, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

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: Liberty Hill Baptist Association (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Allen Greene Normal and Industrial Bible Institute (approx. 0.4 miles away); Eddie G. Robinson (approx. 1.3 miles away); Charles P. Adams (approx. 1.3 miles away); Conrad "Hutch" Hutchinson, Jr (approx. 1.3 miles away); Collie J. Nicholson (approx. 1.3 miles away); James "Shack" Harris (approx. 1.3 miles away); Paul "Tank" Younger (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grambling.

Regarding Louisiana Colored Chautauqua. The college mentioned is Grambling College, later Grambling State University

Photographed by Wesley Harris, October 14, 2023

2. Louisiana Colored Chautauqua Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2023, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 514 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2023, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.