Ridgeland in Madison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
School Days
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2024
1. School Days Marker
In the early days of Ridgeland, school was held in the town hall on West Jackson Street. There was one teacher for grades one through eight. In 1910, a new school was built south of the present site of the water tower in Old Town and was then moved to East School Street around 1914. A new elementary school was built further east in 1962 and is now known as Ann Smith Elementary.
Before 1968, white students attended the Madison-Ridgeland School in Madison and African American students attended the Madison Rosenwald School in the county, which later became Rosa Scott School. With a growing population, the need for schools in Ridgeland resulted in the construction of multiple new schools including Old Town Middle School (1996), Ridgeland High School (2002), and Highland Elementary (2004).
Also located in Ridgeland is St. Andrew's Episcopal School and Christ Covenant School. St. Andrew's was founded in Jackson in 1947. Their upper school campus has been located on Old Agency Road since 1985. Christ Covenant School is located on Pear Orchard Road and was established in 2002.
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Bianca Knight,
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Erected 2024 by the City of Ridgeland. (Marker Number 12.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 32° 26.779′ N, 90° 8.412′ W. Marker is in Ridgeland, Mississippi, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of Colony Park Boulevard and Sunnybrook Road, on the right when traveling east on Colony Park Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 596 Sunnybrook Rd, Ridgeland MS 39157, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor and in Greater Jackson. 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,
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2024
2. School Days Marker with Ridgeland High School sign and school in background.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Clifton/Ash Plantation (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Agency Road (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Old Agency Road (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Choctaw Agency (approx. 1.2 miles away); Historic Churches (approx. 1.2 miles away); Wesley Chapel Methodist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Early Commerce and Trade (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ridgeland (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgeland.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2024
3. School Days Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
