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

Iuka Normal

Photographed by Ken Smith, July 5, 2013

1. Iuka Normal Marker

Inscription. H.A. Dean & John Newhardt, continuing work begun in 1857, opened Iuka Normal Institute in 1882. Their reputations brought students from throughout the South. Graduates won distinctions.

Erected 1958 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

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 series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 34° 48.586′ N, 88° 11.684′ W. Marker is in Iuka, Mississippi, in Tishomingo County. It is on W. Quitman Street (State Highway 172) west of W. Meiggs Street, on the right when traveling east. 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 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: "Twin Magnolias" (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate Heroes Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Tishomingo County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Iuka Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Iuka (approx. 0.3 miles away); Church of Our Saviour (approx. 0.4 miles away); Iuka Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Joseph Henry Holley Log House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Iuka.

Also see . . . Iuka Normal Institute - Wikipedia

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. (Submitted on July 22, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Ken Smith, July 5, 2013

2. Iuka Normal Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 927 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.