Near Sardis in Panola County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Dr. Lynda Ruth Campbell

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2023

1. Dr. Lynda Ruth Campbell Marker

Inscription. Dr. Lynda Ruth Campbell (1958-2001), a native of Sardis, received degrees in special education therapy and speech pathology at Ole Miss. After earning a Ph.D. from Howard University in 1985, she joined the faculty at St. Louis University in 1989. Recognized nationally for her scholarly work, the Lynda R. Campbell Memorial Lecture Series at SLU was established following her death in 2001. One of thirteen children of David and Nezzie Campbell, she was a member of Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church.

Erected 2021 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1985.

Location. 34° 23.642′ N, 89° 59.642′ W. Marker is near Sardis, Mississippi, in Panola County. It is at the intersection of Ballentine Road and Rock Hill Road, on the left when traveling east on Ballentine Road. Located across street from Rock Hill MB Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11880 Ballentine Rd, Sardis MS 38666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Walton Chapel Vocational High School (approx. 3.1 miles away); Macedonia Rosenwald School

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(approx. 5 miles away); Discovery (approx. 5.1 miles away); Archeology (approx. 5.1 miles away); The History (approx. 5.1 miles away); Batesville Mounds (approx. 5.2 miles away); Dr. King Visits Batesville (approx. 5.2 miles away); Sardis (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sardis.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2023

2. Dr. Lynda Ruth Campbell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 462 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 28, 2023, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.