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

Rural Hill School

Photographed by Davis Darryl Hartness, August 30, 2007

1. Rural Hill School Marker

Inscription. The first rural consolidated school in Mississippi. The school was moved to this site in 1904 and flourished under the guidance of Professor B. G. Hull, who was principal until 1918. Due to the success of the school, Hull was recognized as a national authority on school consolidation. Rural Hill School closed in 1949.

Erected 1999 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 1904.

Location. 33° 31.674′ N, 88° 18.201′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Mississippi, in Lowndes County. It is at the intersection of Omega Drive and Miller Road on Omega Drive. Marker is near Pleasant Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus MS 39702, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Barksdale (approx. 3.3 miles away); Piney Grove United Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church and Vaughn’s Cemetery (approx. 5.9 miles away);

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Adam Tonquin Stovall (approx. 6 miles away); Sandfield Cemetery (approx. 6.1 miles away); Baldwin Locomotive No. 601 (approx. 6.6 miles away); Woodlawn Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

2. Rural Hill School Marker

Rural Hill School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 12, 2024

3. Rural Hill School

It is now a community center.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,586 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 29, 2008, by Davis Darryl Hartness of Columbus, Mississippi. 2, 3. submitted on April 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.