Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Barton Academy
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
1. Barton Academy Marker
Built 1835-1836. First public school in Alabama. Named for Rep. Willoughby Barton, author of Bill creating public schools of Mobile some 28 yrs. before State system. It was used as a hospital for Union soldiers in 1864.
Erected 1950 by the Historic Mobile Preservation Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 30° 41.293′ N, 88° 2.846′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is at the intersection of Government Street (U.S. 90) and South Lawrence Street, on the right when traveling west on Government Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Government Street, Mobile AL 36602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast and in Mobile Bay. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Barton Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Spanish Heritage (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Crown & Scepter of Isabel (about 500 feet away); Isabel La Catolica (about 500 feet away); Alfonse X (The Wise) (about 500 feet away); Bernardo de Galvez (about 500 feet away); 400 Government Street 1860 (about 500 feet away); Mobile's Spanish Fountain (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.
Also see . . .
1. Barton Academy history. (Submitted on July 28, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Barton Academy. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 28, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
2. Barton Academy
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
3. The view west on Government Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,073 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
