Tougaloo, Mississippi

Tougaloo, Mississippi

Tougaloo is an area in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Its ZIP Code, 39174, is assigned to the area encompassing Tougaloo College.

Founding

In 1869, the American Missionary Association of New York purchased five hundred acres of land from John Boddie, owner of the Boddie Plantation to establish a school for the training of young people "irrespective of religious tenets and conducted on the most liberal principles for the benefit of “our citizens in general". The Mississippi Legislature granted the institution a charter under the name of "Tougaloo University" in 1871. In 1916, the name of the institution was changed to Tougaloo College.

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Tougaloo,+MS+39174,+United+States+of+America&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title Google Map of Tougaloo, Mississippi 39174]


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