Day 7 - Natchez, Mississippi

Day 7, March 25, 2008, City of Natchez
Houses, Houses, Big and Small
Houses, Houses, We Saw Them All
Actually we didn’t see nearly as many of them as planned, but what we did see was great.
Learned that many Northern capitalists bought plantations as investments during the pre-Civil War period. Consequently, Natchez as a city had strong Union ties. While Vicksburg, Atlanta, and other southern cities were burned, Natchez was spared and was quite a Union Army prize because of its control of the Mississippi River. Also learned that there were many freed slaves within the population of Natchez that became quite prosperous. Some even built a couple of the homes that are currently on the tour.
The flowering shrubs and trees are beautiful. We did manage one antique mall today.
Today the temperature hit 70 degrees! Tomorrow we hitch up again, finish the last few miles of The Trace, then head East via US84. I’d never heard of it, but on some of my map’s it’s called El Camino East/West. Next time we have wi-fi I’ll have to look it up. I think it goes from Texas to Savannah. jamie
Camellias, Wisteria, Azalea, Dogwood, Snapdragons, spring green grass being mowed and plenty of sunshine! Betsy
Picture 1. Melrose, National Historic Site 2. Rosalie, Mississippi DAR Home 3. This house actually has a National Historic Trust plaque next to the front door!