Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

W.H. Council Traditional School

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

1. W.H. Council Traditional School Marker

Inscription. Council Traditional School was founded and opened in 1910. It is named in honor of William Hooper Councill, a former slave who was the founder of Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Alabama. This building was erected in 1910 and underwent restoration in 1989. That same year, Mobile County Public School Commissioners designated Council as the system's first Magnet Elementary School. Council alumni have gone on to greatness in many areas including education, law, medicine, sports and leadership. Among Council's most celebrated alumni are National League baseball greats Satchel Paige and Hank Aaron.

Erected 2008 by Historic Mobile Preservation Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 30° 40.304′ N, 88° 3.008′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is at the intersection of Virginia Street and Wilkinson Street, on the right when traveling west on Virginia Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 751 Wilkinson Street, Mobile AL 36603, United States of

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America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in the Mobile Bay area.

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 once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

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: St. Martin de Porres Hospital (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Restoring Justice / Lives Lost in The Segregation Era (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Rest (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sha'arei Shomayim Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Home of Joe Cain (approx. 0.7 miles away); Emerson Institute (approx. 0.8 miles away); Jewish Rest Magnolia Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Battle of Fort Blakely Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

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W.H. Council Traditional School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

2. W.H. Council Traditional School

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Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Councill. (Submitted on August 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View of marker looking east on Virginia Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

3. View of marker looking east on Virginia Street.

William Hooper Councill image. Click for full size.

Public Domain, 1902

4. William Hooper Councill

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,571 times since then and 160 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 1, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.