McComb in Pike County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Flowery Mount Missionary Baptist Church
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 11, 2025
1. Flowery Mount Missionary Baptist Church Marker
Flowery Mount Church, located at the corner of Summit Street and Maddox Avenue, served as the first place that Black children in the community attended school. Rumor has it that the church, which sits atop a mound, supposedly had a tunnel underneath which served as an escape route for Blacks who were in trouble. The other end of the tunnel was supposedly in the Summit, MS area.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 31° 15.439′ N, 90° 27.217′ W. Marker is in McComb, Mississippi, in Pike County. It is on Maddock Avenue near Summit Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 Maddock Ave, McComb MS 39648, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi. 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 New Spain, 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: Summit Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); McComb Bombings (approx. 0.2 miles away); McComb Masonic Temple (approx. 0.2 miles away); Burglund Supermarket & Lodge Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Burglund Elementary & High School (approx. Ό mile away); Burglund Student Protests (approx. Ό mile away); Aylene Quin (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vasti Jackson (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McComb.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 11, 2025
2. Flowery Mount Missionary Baptist Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
