Iuka in Tishomingo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Church of Our Saviour

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 18, 2012

1. Church of Our Saviour Marker

Inscription. Erected in 1873, this board-and-batten Carpenter Gothic structure was designed by James B. Cook, Architect, and was purchased by citizens from the Episcopal Diocese in 1985 to prevent removal. Placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Received Award of Merit from the Mississippi Historical Society for exemplary restoration in 1992.

Erected 1993 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 34° 48.712′ N, 88° 11.339′ W. Marker is in Iuka, Mississippi, in Tishomingo County. It is at the intersection of East Eastport Street and Fulton Street, on the right when traveling north on East Eastport Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Iuka MS 38852, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi

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Hills. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 walking distance of this marker: Iuka Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Tishomingo County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Heroes Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Twin Magnolias" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Iuka (approx. 0.2 miles away); Iuka Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Joseph Henry Holley Log House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Iuka Normal (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Iuka.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 18, 2012

2. Church of Our Saviour Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 18, 2012

3. Church of Our Saviour Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 722 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 19, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.