Clara in Wayne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Wayne County Agricultural High School
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
1. Wayne County Agricultural High School Marker
Erected 1990 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 31° 34.847′ N, 88° 41.766′ W. Marker is in Clara, Mississippi, in Wayne County. It is on Clara School Road 0.1 miles south of Mississippi Highway 63, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 40 Clara School Road, Clara MS 39324, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi and in the 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, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jesse Rodgers (approx. 0.2 miles away); General James Patton (approx. 6.7 miles away); First United Methodist Church (approx. 6.9 miles away); Lt. Jake W. Lindsey Highway (approx. 7 miles away); Wayne County War Memorial (approx. 7 miles away); Winchester
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Also see . . . School website. (Submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
2. Clara Elementary School & marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
3. Older portion of Clara Elementary School
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
4. View looking north on Clara School Road
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
5. View of marker looking south on Clara School Road
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 17, 2015
6. School signs at Mississippi Route 63 and Clara School Road.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 620 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 18, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
