Chamberlain-Hunt Academy

Chamberlain-Hunt Academy was a boarding school in Port Gibson, Mississippi. The school was founded in 1830 as Oakland College and closed in 2014. The campus, with its buildings in brick Georgian Revival style, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Type: School
Description: former boarding school in Port Gibson, Mississippi, USA
Also known as: “Chamberlain -Hunt Academy” and “Chamberlain-Hunt Academy Historic District”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wintergreen Cemetery and Jewish Cemetery.

Wintergreen Cemetery

Cemetery

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Wintergreen Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Port Gibson, Mississippi. Wintergreen Cemetery is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Chamberlain-Hunt Academy.

Jewish Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Jewish Cemetery, also known as the Gemiluth… Jewish Cemetery is situated 1 mile northeast of Chamberlain-Hunt Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Gibson and Russum.

Port Gibson

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Port Gibson is located in the western region of Mississippi.

Russum

Hamlet

Russum is an unincorporated community located in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. Russum is situated 5 miles south of Chamberlain-Hunt Academy.

Chamberlain-Hunt Academy

Categories: boarding school, school building, historic district, and education
Location: Claiborne, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

31.94571° or 31° 56′ 45″ north

Longitude

-90.98622° or 90° 59′ 10″ west

Elevation

184 feet (56 metres)

Open location code

863FW2W7+7G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357927673

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

GeoNames ID

4421233

Wikidata ID

Q5069571

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In Other Languages

From French to Swedish—“Chamberlain-Hunt Academy” goes by many names.

French: “Chamberlain-Hunt Academy”
Hebrew: “אקדמיית צ’מברליין-האנט”
Japanese: “チェンバレン＝ハント・アカデミー”
Spanish: “Academia Chamberlain-Hunt”
Swedish: “Chamberlain-Hunt Academy”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Holly Rood and Green Meadow.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Port Gibson Middle School and Dollar General.

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