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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 Number | HM1GQ3 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2007 |
| Placed By | The Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No 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 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.84621667, -90.40520000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 50.773', W 90° 24.312' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 50' 46.38" N, 90° 24' 18.72" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 662 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 701-799 E Powell St, Yazoo City MS 39194, US |
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