On ASU Drive west of Alcorn Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Established May 13, 1871, as Alcorn Univ. of Miss on site of Oakland College. Hiram Revels, first president. Reorganized 1878 as Alcorn A. & M. Oldest land-grant college for Negroes in the United States. — — Map (db m117954) HM
On ASU Drive east of Alcorn Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Oakland College managed to continue operation until 1861. In 1871 the buildings were purchased for $42,500 by the State in order that a school might be established for blacks. Oakland College reorganized as Chamberlain-Hunt Academy and relocated to . . . — — Map (db m119853) HM
On ASU Drive east of Alcorn Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Ca. 1851. Neoclassic Revival. The origin of this structure is uncertain. It is generally assumed to be one of two buildings completed in 1851 for use by a campus literary society. Its architecture is more properly called Neoclassic Revival. It does . . . — — Map (db m117988) HM
On ASU Drive east of Alcorn Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
1830 - Oakland College was founded by Dr. Jeremiah Chamberlain.
Chamberlain envisioned Oakland as serving the 300,000 inhabitants
of Mississippi. Louisiana, and Arkansas. Representatives of three
Louisiana parishes and eight Mississippi counties . . . — — Map (db m119854) HM
On ASU Drive north of Alcorn Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Construction on Oakland Memorial Chapel was begun in 1840 by Dr. Jeremiah Chamberlain, the college's founder and president. It was completed in 1851, two years after the death of Dr. Chamberlain. While this structure was consistently referred to as . . . — — Map (db m118257) HM
On Rodney Drive at Thompson Street, on the right when traveling west on Rodney Drive.
This road is the first established route from Port Gibson and Alcorn to Rodney, and was constructed in the early nineteenth century. Composed of loess soil, the old roadbed and roadside bluffs for the next 2.4 miles remain today much as they were . . . — — Map (db m117987) HM
On ASU Drive east of Alcorn Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
1840-51. Greek Revival. This structure, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is one of the finest Greek Revival style remaining in Mississippi. The Chapel is in the familiar Greek temple form. Its two principal floors are raised . . . — — Map (db m119851) HM
On ASU Drive north of Alcorn Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1840, Dr. Jeremiah Chamberlain, founder and president of Oakland College, reported on progress to Governor McNutt as follows: "We have 250 acres of land... and subscriptions to above $100,000, near one-half of which is due in the form of a . . . — — Map (db m118256) HM
On State Highway 552 at Lower Mississippi Great River Road (Interstate 61), on the right when traveling west on State Highway 552. Reported missing.
Here, on July 4, 1864, Union landing force, sent from Rodney by General Ellett in search of cotton, clashed with C.S.A. cavalry under Maj. Moorman & was driven back to boats. — — Map (db m162119) HM
On State Highway 553 near Old Highway 61, on the right when traveling west.
On July 4, 1864, a small brigade of
Confederate cavalry under the command
of Col. Robert C. Wood attacked a
Union force composed of the Mississippi
Marine Brigade and two regiments of
United States Colored Troops on an
expedition from . . . — — Map (db m117953) HM
On U.S. 61 at Rodney Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 61.
The town of Lorman was first settled in the early 1800s and known by a variety of names, including Lee, Lick, and Hays. In 1884, the town was formally platted when the Louisiana, New Orleans, and Texas Railroad purchased land from Mrs. Charlotte . . . — — Map (db m105737) HM