2026 quick trips – part 13: a trip to Laurel, a town like Waco
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...
2026 quick trips – part 12: Longwood—an unfinished antebellum octagonal mansion
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...
2026 quick trips – part 11: all around Natchez: Under-the-Hill and eating spots, especially Frankie’s on Main
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...
2026 quick trips – part 10: Stanton Hall—the house that inspired Disney’s Haunted House
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]....
2026 quick trips – part 9: Windsor ruins on the Natchez Trace Parkway
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...