St. Francis Mission School

St. Francis Mission School (HM1GQ3)

Location: Yazoo City, MS 39194 Yazoo County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 50.773', W 90° 24.312'

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Established by the School Sisters of St. Francis of Milwaukee and Father Peter DeBoer, SVD, to minister to the African American children of Yazoo City, the school opened in September 1940 with 80 children enrolled. The high school held its first and last graduation in 1947 and 1969 respectively and closed in 1970.
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HM NumberHM1GQ3
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Year Placed2007
Placed ByThe Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 12:43pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 742849 N 3637222
Decimal Degrees32.84621667, -90.40520000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 50.773', W 90° 24.312'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 50' 46.38" N, 90° 24' 18.72" W
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Area Code(s)662
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 701-799 E Powell St, Yazoo City MS 39194, US
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