Columbus in Lowndes County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Demonstration School

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

1. Demonstration School Marker

Inscription. The first "laboratory" school for teacher training in the state was established in 1907 by the faculty of Industrial Institute and College (1884), now Mississippi University for Women, the first public college for women in America. The present structure opened in 1929.

Erected 1991 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 33° 29.507′ N, 88° 25.2′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Mississippi, in Lowndes County. It is on 11th Street South, on the right when traveling north. Between 4th & 5th Avenue South on 11th Street South. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus MS 39701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi, in the Black Prairie,

and in the Golden Triangle.

It is also 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 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: MUW Desegregation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mississippi State College for Women (approx. 0.2 miles away); Church of the Annunciation (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kenneth Gatchell House (approx. 0.3 miles away); C.S.A. Arsenal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Replica of the Statue of Liberty

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Friendship Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Photographed by Davis Darryl Hartness, August 23, 2007

2. Demonstration School Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

3. Demonstration School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,775 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on June 26, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. 3. submitted on April 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.