Tougaloo College, Jackson

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Tougaloo College is a private historically black college in the Tougaloo area of Jackson, Mississippi. It is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and Christian Church. Originally established in 1869 by New York–based Christian missionaries for the education of freed slaves and their offspring, from 1871 until 1892 the college served as a teachers' training school funded by the state of Mississippi. In 1998, the buildings of the old campus were added to the National Register of Historic Places. ()

Established: 1869 (155 years ago)Coordinates: 32°24'14"N, 90°9'34"W

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Tougaloo College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Northpark Mall, Mississippi Children's Museum, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Medgar Evers House.

1.8 miE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Northpark Mall, Ridgeland
45 min walk • Northpark is a two-level enclosed shopping mall located on County Line Road in Ridgeland, Mississippi. It is managed and co-owned by Pacific Retail Capital Partners. Mississippi’s premier indoor shopping destination, Northpark, is home to more than 120 in-demand stores and specialty shops.
5.2 miS
Museum, Children's museum
Mississippi Children's Museum, Jackson
133 min walk • The Mississippi Children's Museum is a children's museum with locations in Jackson, Mississippi and Meridian, Mississippi. The location in Jackson is situated within the LeFleur's Bluff Education and Tourism Complex, and it was completed in 2010.
5.5 miS
Museum, Science museum, Natural history museum
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson
141 min walk • The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science is located in Jackson and is the largest museum in the state of Mississippi.
5.3 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Medgar Evers House, Jackson
137 min walk • The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, also known as Medgar Evers House, is a historic house museum at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi.
4.7 miNE
Museum
Montgomery House, Madison
120 min walk • Montgomery House in Madison, Mississippi is a picturesque one-story Gothic Revival house that was built in c. 1852. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
2.8 miSE
Synagogue
Beth Israel Congregation, Jackson
73 min walk • Beth Israel Congregation is a Reform Jewish congregation located at 5315 Old Canton Road in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Organized in 1860 by Jews of German background, it has always been, and remains, the only Jewish synagogue in Jackson.
2.2 miN
32°26'1"N • 90°8'51"W
Renaissance at Colony Park, Ridgeland
56 min walk • Park, Shopping centre, Shopping
4.5 miNE
Park
Strawberry Patch Park, Madison
114 min walk • Strawberry Patch Park is a 7-acre city park in Madison, Mississippi. It contains a one-mile running path, a pond used for fishing by children, ducks, geese, and a playground. It is located at 271 St. Augustine Drive, across the Street from Madison-Ridgeland Academy.
4.7 miS
32°20'12"N • 90°9'21"W
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, Jackson
119 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
5 miS
Area
LeFleur's Bluff State Park, Jackson
129 min walk • LeFleur's Bluff State Park is a public recreation area located on the banks of the Pearl River off Interstate 55 within the city limits of Jackson, Mississippi.
5 miN
32°28'30"N • 90°8'34"W
Sugar Magnolias Gifts & Boutique / Art Gallery, Madison
128 min walk • Shopping, Museum