Mississippi Department of Archives & History

The Mississippi Department of Archives & History has placed a marker outside St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 113 S. 9th Street in Oxford. Mississippi. Among other historical highlights of this church, William Faulkner was a parishioner here.

Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker for St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Oxford, Mississippi. William Faulkner was a parishioner of this church.
Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker for St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Oxford, Mississippi. William Faulkner was a parishioner of this church.

This marker reads:

“ST. PETER’S (1851), EPISCOPAL – First Cathedral in Diocese. Distinguished members: F.A.P. Barnard, Rector, Chancellor of University of Miss., President of Columbia; Jacob Thompson, Secretary of Interior; William Faulkner, Nobel Prize winner.”

Here are some photos of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Oxford, Mississippi. William Faulkner was a parishioner of this church.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Oxford, Mississippi. William Faulkner was a parishioner of this church.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Oxford, Mississippi. William Faulkner was a parishioner of this church.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Oxford, Mississippi. William Faulkner was a parishioner of this church.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Oxford, Mississippi. William Faulkner was a parishioner of this church.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Oxford, Mississippi. William Faulkner was a parishioner of this church.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Oxford, Mississippi. William Faulkner was a parishioner of this church.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Oxford, Mississippi. William Faulkner was a parishioner of this church.

If you visit Oxford, Mississippi and you are interested in William Faulkner, you may want to see William Faulkner’s grave, a short drive from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.

William Faulkner's grave in Oxford, Mississippi. The liquor bottles are tributes left at the grave by William Faulkner's fans.
William Faulkner’s grave in Oxford, Mississippi. The liquor bottles are tributes left at the grave by William Faulkner’s fans.
Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker for William Faulkner is located 20 paces from William Faulkner's grave in Oxford, Mississippi.
This Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker for William Faulkner is located 20 paces from William Faulkner’s grave in Oxford, Mississippi.

You may also want to see Rowan Oak, William Faulkner’s home from 1930 until his death in 1962.

Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker at the entrance to Rowan Oak, William Faulkner's home from 1930 until his death in 1962.
Mississippi Department of Archives & History marker at the entrance to Rowan Oak, William Faulkner’s home from 1930 until his death in 1962.

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