Yazoo City in Yazoo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

St. Francis Mission School

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014

1. St. Francis Mission School Marker

Inscription. Established by the School Sisters of St. Francis of Milwaukee and Father Peter DeBoer, SVD, to minister to the African American children of Yazoo City, the school opened in September 1940 with 80 children enrolled. The high school held its first and last graduation in 1947 and 1969 respectively and closed in 1970.

Erected 2007 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

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 Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1940.

Location. 32° 50.773′ N, 90° 24.312′ W. Marker is in Yazoo City, Mississippi, in Yazoo County. It is at the intersection of East Powell Street and Barksdale Street, on the right when traveling west on East Powell Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 735 East Powell Street, Yazoo City MS 39194, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Mississippi and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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: Redoubt McKee (approx. 0.2 miles away); Town Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); Yazoo County War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bethel A.M.E. Church (approx. 0.4

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miles away); B.S. Ricks Memorial Library (approx. half a mile away); Willie Morris (approx. half a mile away); Bank of Yazoo City (approx. half a mile away); Yazoo County Civil War Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yazoo City.

Former St. Francis Mission School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014

2. Former St. Francis Mission School

Marker area looking west. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014

3. Marker area looking west.

St. Francis Mission School Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 14, 2014

4. St. Francis Mission School Area

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,092 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 18, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.