Near Catherine in Wilcox County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Prairie Mission

A United Presbyterian Mission

— Prairie, Alabama 1894-1968 —

Prairie Mission Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, November 27, 2010

1. Prairie Mission Marker

Inscription. Prairie Mission was established in 1894 by the Freedmen’s Board of the United Presbyterian Church of North America to educate the children of ex-slaves. The Mission consisted of a church, school building, dormitories for male and female students, a teachers’ home and a cemetery. The school, also known as Prairie Institute during its history, was discontinued in the late 1960’s. The church still maintains an active congregation. Prairie Mission was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Erected by Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 32° 8.552′ N, 87° 25.927′ W. Marker is near Catherine, Alabama, in Wilcox County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 28 and McCall Road (Prairie Mission Road), on the right when traveling west on State Highway 28. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Catherine AL 36728, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Postal Routes of 1820 (approx. 2 miles

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away); The Founding of Gee's Bend / Boykin Mercantile Store in Gee's Bend (approx. 9.9 miles away); Bessie W. Munden Recreational Park (approx. 11½ miles away); Bethel Hill Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 12.4 miles away); Bethel Baptist Church & Cemetery (approx. 12.6 miles away); Confederate Dead of Wilcox County (approx. 13 miles away); Wilcox Female Institute (approx. 13 miles away); Camden (approx. 13 miles away).

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, November 27, 2010

2. Prairie Mission Marker

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, November 27, 2010

3. Prairie Mission Marker

Prairie Mission School House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, November 27, 2010

4. Prairie Mission School House

Prairie Mission Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, November 27, 2010

5. Prairie Mission Presbyterian Church

Sanctuary of The Prairie Mission Presbyterian Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim & Renda Carr, November 27, 2010

6. Sanctuary of The Prairie Mission Presbyterian Church

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,935 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 28, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.