Natchez Mississippi

We finally arrived in the historic Civil War town of Natchez, Mississippi after a long drive from Tunica down the Blues Highway 61. Most all of the buildings in Natchez have an "Old South beauty and exquiste charm that I love.
Below is the bridge that goes across the mighty Mississippi River from Natchez, MS to Vadalia, Louisiana. The view is from our hotel room window the morning of Wednesday, March 25, 2009. It started raining about 15 miles North of Vicksburg as we headed south on Highway 61 on March 24th and rained all the way to Natchez. There were violent thunder storms with ligthing that accompanied the storms this night. C and I rode around the town of Natchez on the 24th and 25th to see as much as possible. The buildings are very old in this Nationally Historic City. I would like very much to go back when the weather is nice.

Monmouth, Natchez, MS

Parlor at Monmouth Natchez, MS

Auburn, Natchez, MS

Gov. Holmes home in downtown Natchez, MS

House on Elcott's Hill in downtown Natchez, MS

Longwood Hall, Natchez, MS

Unfinished inside except for the basement level where Julia reared her eight children. Her husband died from stress at age 42 after losing his money in the Civil War. He had started this exquisit home but died before the completion. It is now owned by the Natchez Garden Club

"Rosalie", Natchez, MS

Eudora Welty's home in Jackson, MS

After leaving Natchez, MS C. and I continued on with our fast trip to Jackson, MS. I wanted to see the home of writer Eudora Welty. Here is a picture of her and the home she lived in and wrote most of her work. The tudor home is located in a modest older neighborhood where the dwellings are charming and loaded with and abundance of character.

Mississippi Trip to continue in "De Kalb" Blog

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