Why a stop at Laurel, Mississippi? We had planned to visit Jackson (state capital) and maybe Vicksburg along the river on this trip, but the January ice/snow storm that was […]
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On our last day in Natchez, we toured an unfinished 6-story octagonal mansion owned by a planter with 4 other plantations. Why so many? Because he could. On our way home, we spent a day in Laurel, Mississippi—not because it’s historic, but because . . . you’ll have to read the post to see why.
Our second house to tour in Natchez is Longwood, a 6-story 30,000 square foot mansion designed by Samuel Sloan, a well-known architect from Philadelphia for cotton baron Haller Nutt and […]
Few American cities offer an in-depth look at the lives of southerners like Natchez, Mississippi. Founded in 1716, Natchez is the oldest city on the Mississippi River, known for its […]
Stanton Hall is a Greek Revival mansion that was built in Natchez during 1851–1857 for Frederick Stanton, a family physician, a wealthy planter, and a cotton broker [represents other planters]. […]
We saw the following sign as we drove along the parkway and had no idea what it was about. Our question was: do we keep on driving, or do we […]
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