Dixie in Forrest County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Dixie School Log Cabin

Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr., June 17, 2012

1. Dixie School Log Cabin Marker

Inscription. Citizens of the Dixie community built this structure 1/4 mile southeast of this site in the 1930s to serve as a cafeteria during the Depression era. The log cabin has also served as a meeting place, music hall and classroom. In 2003 the cabin was relocated to this site. Sponsor-M.A.R.C.L. Chapter 2583 U.D.C.

Erected 2007 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.

Location. 31° 13.248′ N, 89° 18.284′ W. Marker is in Dixie, Mississippi, in Forrest County. It is at the intersection of Elks Lake Road and Dixie Barn Road on Elks Lake Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hattiesburg MS 39401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hi-Hat Club (approx. 4.4 miles away); Bonhomie (approx. 4.6 miles away); The Last Bare Knuckle Prize Fight (approx. 4.7 miles away); Latrine (approx. 5 miles away); Dispensary (approx. 5 miles away); M7 Priest Self-Propelled Gun (approx. 5 miles away); M19 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun (approx. 5 miles away); M5 Stuart Light Tank (approx. 5 miles away).

Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr., June 17, 2012

2. Dixie School Log Cabin Marker

Photographed by Robert M. Cook, Jr., June 17, 2012

3. Dixie School Log Cabin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,130 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 18, 2012, by Robert M. Cook, Jr. of Biloxi, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.