Brookhaven in Lincoln County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Whitworth College
Photographed by Cleo Robertson, January 3, 2015
1. Whitworth College Marker
Erected 1960 by Mississippi Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 31° 34.752′ N, 90° 26.69′ W. Marker is in Brookhaven, Mississippi, in Lincoln County. It is at the intersection of South Jackson Street and West Cherokee Street, on the right when traveling south on South Jackson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 169 S Jackson St, Brookhaven MS 39601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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: Lampton Auditorium (within shouting distance of this marker); Horse & Mule Watering Trough (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brookhaven (about 600 feet away); Brookhaven Blues: A Tribute (about 600 feet away); Temple B'nai Sholom
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Also see . . .
1. Whitworth College, Brookhaven, MS. Photos taken between 1880-1900. (Submitted on January 3, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)
2. Facebook: AboutWhitworth College, Brookhaven, MS. (Submitted on January 3, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)
3. Wikipedia: Whitworth Female College. (Submitted on January 3, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)
4. Sippiana Succotash: Whitworth College (Almost) Manless Dance September 1949. (Submitted on January 3, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)
5. CardCow: Whitworth College. (Submitted on January 3, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)
Photographed by Cleo Robertson, January 3, 2015
2. Whitworth College Marker
Photographed by Google
3. Whitworth College
Photographed by Cleo Robertson, January 3, 2015
4. Whitworth College
Panoramic view of the Whitworth College marker and the college.
Mississippi Department of Archives and History, circa Pre/1920
5. Historic Whitworth College Postcard
Public domain per: http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/series/cooper/gentech#rights
Photographed by Unknown
6. Milton J. Whitworth and Sarah J. Hudson
Image the property of Lincoln-Lawrence-Franklin Regional Library; recorded at http://www.genealogy.com/users/w/h/i/Jennifer-Whitworth/PHOTO/0003photo.jpg
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This page has been viewed 959 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 3, 2015, by Cleo Robertson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
