East Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

St. Agnes Academy

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 25, 2015

1. St. Agnes Academy Marker

Inscription. Founded January 10, 1851, St. Agnes Academy was sponsored by the Dominican Sisters from Kentucky. The school continued to operate during the Civil War and some nuns were pressed into service as nurses. Through the yellow fever epidemics of the 1870s, the modern struggle for civil rights, and other social movements, members of the order exercised their civic responsibility. Since its beginning at Vance and Orleans, St. Agnes Academy has provided a values-based, academically excellent Catholic education.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4E 150.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 10, 1851.

Location. 35° 7.864′ N, 89° 54.061′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in East Memphis. It is on Walnut Grove Road 0.1 miles North Mendenhall Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4830 Walnut Grove Rd, Memphis TN 38117, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mullins United Methodist Church (approx. 0.2

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miles away); St. Mary's Episcopal School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Eudora Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Eudora Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Holiday Inn (approx. 1.3 miles away); Second Presbyterian Church (approx. 1½ miles away); William G. Leftwich, Jr. Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Christian Brothers High School / Christian Brothers Band (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Also see . . . St. Agnes-St. Dominic -- a Catholic, coeducational and single-gender, PK-12th grade independent scho. (Submitted on June 25, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 25, 2015

2. St. Agnes Academy Marker

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 25, 2015

3. St. Agnes Academy Marker

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 25, 2015

4. St. Agnes Academy Marker

St. Agnes Statue at St. Agnes Academy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Masler, June 25, 2015

5. St. Agnes Statue at St. Agnes Academy

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 811 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 25, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.