Camden in Wilcox County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Wilcox Female Institute
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2013
1. Wilcox Female Institute Marker
Incorporated 1850 by James A. Tait, L. W. Mason, Joseph George and Associates
Original Trustees: Col. J. C. Jones, Joseph George, Maj. M. M. Bonham, D. W. Sterrett, Col. C. C. Sellers, Dr. M. Reid, J. W. Bridges, Dr. Robert Irvin, and Maj. F. K. Beck
First principal: L. B. Johnson
Deeded to State of Alabama 1908
Erected 1969 by Alabama Historical Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 31° 59.687′ N, 87° 17.638′ W. Marker is in Camden, Alabama, in Wilcox County. It is at the intersection of North Broad Street (Alabama Route 28) and Fail Street, on the left when traveling north on North Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 North Broad Street, Camden AL 36726, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lieutenant Joseph Morgan Wilcox (here, next to this marker); Camden (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Dead of Wilcox County (within shouting distance of this marker); Camden Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
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Also see . . . Wilcox Female Institute. Wikipedia (Submitted on August 28, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 27, 2013
2. Wilcox Female Institute
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,313 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2013, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
