Fair River in Lincoln County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Fair Oak Springs
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, August 25, 2018
1. Fair Oak Springs Marker
Fair Oak Springs consolidated school opened on this site in 1927. The campus consisted of a school building, gymnasium and teacher's home. The school offered an education for the children of the Fair River, Oak Grove and Big Springs communities through grade twelve. Fair Oak Springs closed in May of 1960.
Erected 2009 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 31° 33.235′ N, 90° 19.243′ W. Marker is in Fair River, Mississippi, in Lincoln County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 84 and Harmony Drive SE, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 84. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brookhaven MS 39601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. East Lincoln High School (approx. 5.1 miles away); Heucks Retreat School (approx. 5.2 miles away); Confederate Memorial Monument (approx. 6.9 miles away); Rose Hill Cemetery (approx. 6.9 miles away); Pearlhaven (approx. 7.1 miles away); Dr. Albert L. Lott (approx. 7.3 miles away); Old Brookhaven (approx. 7.4 miles away); Coffee Pot Inn (approx. 7.4 miles away).
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Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, August 25, 2018
2. Fair Oak Springs Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2018.
