Mrs. Annie Coleman Peyton
(1852 - 1894)
Mississippi State College for Women, first state supported college for women in the U.S. was founded in 1884 through the efforts of Mrs Peyton, a citizen of Hazelhurst.
Marker is at the intersection of Caldwell Drive (U.S. 51) and Downing Street, in the median on Caldwell Drive.
Courtesy hmdb.org
