Natchez Mississippi
Natchez
Although there were two military engagements in the Natchez area in 1863 and 1864, the town surrendered early to Union troops and was spared extensive damage. Natchez National Cemetery was established during this period, north of town near the river bluff. The original 11-acre site was purchased in 1866 from local residents. Original interments were brought from locations in Louisiana and Mississippi within a 50-mile radius of Natchez in Adams County. One of the old Natchez homes, “The Gardens,” served as a military hospital for federal troops, and some of the earliest interments are the men who died there. In a report dated June 30, 1866, Quartermaster Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs informed the secretary of war that many bodies had been buried in the levees near the west shore of the Mississippi. Subsequently, the removal of these remains and their reinterment at Natchez National Cemetery began the following fall. ... [Read More]
Recreation.gov
Since the late 1930s the National Park Service has been constructing a modern parkway that closely follows the course of the original Natchez, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Indian trail to the northeast, an unhurried route from Natchez to Nashville. ... Natchez Trace Parkway-Mississippi Web Site ... Natchez Trace Parkway-Mississippi ... [Read More]
Natchez National Historical Park
As indicated above, Natchez is approximately 100 miles southwest of Jackson Mississippi, 70 miles south of Vicksburg Mississippi, and 90 miles north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Access via the regional highway network is from U.S. Highway 61 from the north and south, U.S. Highway 84 from the east, and U.S. Highway 65 from the west. The city has a fully-developed urban street system providing access to all NHP properties. The downtown street system is laid out on a grid pattern, with one-way streets alternating direction along both the north-south and east-west axis. This area consists of a variety of commercial and office development as well as hotels and restaurants in the central area, surrounded by residential development. Some of the city’s historic homes are located in this core area although the majority are on the periphery, two or more miles from the center of town. Most access to and within Natchez is by private automobile. Also, tour buses activity is steadily i ... [Read More]
Grand Village of the Natchez Indians -- National Register of Historic Places Indian Mounds of Mississippi Travel Itinerary
Increasing French confiscation of Indian lands led to rapid deterioration of Natchez-French relations following the death of the Great Sun. The Natchez attacked nearby Fort Rosalie in 1729, killing most of the French garrison there. In response, the French organized a retaliatory expedition in 1730. They and their Choctaw Indian allies occupied the Grand Village, using the location to lay siege to the Natchez, who had withdrawn into stockaded fortifications to the south. During the siege, French troops used the central mound, formerly the site of the Great Sun's house, as an emplacement for their artillery. This confrontation marked the beginning of the destruction of the Natchez as a nation. Although the siege failed to force their surrender, the Natchez permanently abandoned their traditional territory as a result of it. Fewer than 300 of the Natchez eventually were captured by the French and sold into slavery in the West Indies. The remainder escaped to join other tribes as refugees ... [Read More]
Recreation.gov
Natchez National Historical Park celebrates the rich cultural history of Natchez, Mississippi and interprets the pivotal role the city played in the settlement of the old southwest, the Cotton Kingdom and the Antebellum South. ... The Park is made up of three units, Fort Rosalie is the location of an 18th Century fortification built by the French and later occupied by the British, Spanish and Americans. The William Johnson House was a house owned by William Johnson, a free African American businessman, whose diary tells the story of everyday life in antebellum Natchez. Melrose was the estate of John T. McMurran, a northerner who rose from being a middle class lawyer to a position of wealth and power in antebellum Natchez. Melrose is the only unit currently open to the public. ... [Read More]
Natchez National Historical Park (National Park Service)
Natchez National Historical Park celebrates the rich cultural history of Natchez, Mississippi and interprets the pivotal role the city played in the settlement of the old southwest, the Cotton Kingdom and the Antebellum South. ... The Park is made up of three units, Fort Rosalie is the location of an 18th Century fortification built by the French and later occupied by the British, Spanish and Americans. The William Johnson House was a house owned by William Johnson, a free African American businessman, whose diary tells the story of everyday life in antebellum Natchez. Melrose was the estate of John T. McMurran, a northerner who rose from being a middle class lawyer to a position of wealth and power in antebellum Natchez. Melrose and the William Johnson House are the only units currently open to the public. ... [Read More]
Indian Mounds of Mississippi--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Southeast Archeological Center, and Natchez Trace Parkway, in conjunction with the Historic Preservation Division of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO). ... [Read More]
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail (National Park Service)
There is currently 63 miles of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail open for use in four areas along the Natchez Trace Parkway. At the northern end of the Parkway there is 24 miles of trail within the Leipers Fork district, near Franklin, Tennessee, extending from the Garrison Creek parking area (milepost 427.6), south to Tennessee Highway 50 (milepost 408). The Tupelo district in Tupelo, Mississippi, has 7 miles of trail open for use extending from the Beech Springs parking area (milepost 266) to Chickasaw Village (milepost 261.8). The Ridgeland district, near Ridgeland, Mississippi, has 22 miles of trail open for use extending from the Yockanookany pull-off and Picnic Area (milepost 131), south to the West Florida Boundary (milepost 108). Near Port Gibson, Mississippi, the Rocky Springs section of trail in the Port Gibson district, has 10 miles open for use extending from the Regantown road trailhead (milepost 59), south to Russell Road (milepost 50.8). The trail has been built an ... [Read More]
ATSDR - PHA - Mayfair/New Haven Subdivision, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
Groundwater flow in Natchez is generally in a westerly or southwesterly direction towards theMississippi River [6]. A private well survey was conducted by the United States Geological Survey(USGS) in 1999. There were no private wells located within a one mile radius of the Mayfair/NewHaven Subdivision [7]. Residents in the Mayfair/New Haven Subdivision are supplied municipalwater from the Natchez Water System which relies on groundwater 400 to 600 feet deep in theMiocene aquifer [8]. The nearest municipal well is located within the Mayfair/New HavenSubdivision (well #10) [8]. Drinking water from this municipal well is tested every other year formetals, pesticides, VOCs, and SVOCs. ATSDR reviewed chemical analysis reports from 1988 to1996 for this municipal well to determine if chemical contaminants were getting into the publicdrinking water supply. ATSDR also reviewed chemical analysis reports from 1988 for all municipalwells throughout Natchez. There were no chemical contaminants dete ... [Read More]
Natchez Trace Parkway (National Park Service)
Travel the route of the Old Natchez Trace and imagine the experiences of those that have traveled before you. The 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway commemorates an ancient trail that connected southern portions of the Mississippi River to salt licks in today’s central Tennessee. Over the centuries, the Choctaw, Chickasaw and other American Indians left their marks on the Trace. The Natchez Trace experienced its heaviest use from 1785 to 1820 by the “Kaintuck” boatmen that floated the Ohio and Miss. rivers to markets in Natchez and New Orleans. They sold their cargo and boats and began the trek back north on foot to Nashville and points beyond. Today, visitors can experience this National Scenic Byway and All-American Road through driving, hiking, biking, horseback riding and camping. ... [Read More]
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