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

Site of Allen Greene Normal and Industrial Bible Institute

Allen Greene Normal & Industrial Bible Institute Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wesley Harris, October 14, 2023

1. Allen Greene Normal & Industrial Bible Institute Marker

Inscription. Site of
Allen Greene Normal
and Industrial Bible Institute
1896-1901
Birthplace of
Grambling State University
1901-1905

Erected 1976 by American Revolution Bicentennial Committee of Grambling.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 32° 31.806′ N, 92° 43.628′ W. Marker is in Grambling, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish. It is at the intersection of W Martin Luther King Jr Avenue (Louisiana Route 150) and Parish Route 32, on the right when traveling west on W Martin Luther King Jr Avenue. Marker and flagpole is at the wood line beyond the grass field to the right (east) of the Liberty Hill Baptist Association building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 walking distance of this marker: Liberty Hill Baptist Association (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Louisiana Colored Chautauqua (approx. 0.4 miles away); Eddie G. Robinson (approx. 0.9 miles away); Conrad "Hutch" Hutchinson, Jr (approx. 0.9 miles away); Charles P. Adams (approx. 0.9 miles away); Collie J. Nicholson (approx. 0.9 miles away); James "Shack" Harris (approx. 0.9 miles away); Douglas L. Williams (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grambling.

Photographed by Wesley Harris

2. Allen Greene Normal & Industrial Bible Institute Marker

Photographed by Wesley Harris

3. Allen Greene Normal & Industrial Bible Institute Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2023, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 356 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2023, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.