The Natchez District

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Pre-Mississippi History

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The Natchez Nation

The Birthplace of a Territory

The Natchez Trace

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Dining

First and Main Cafe (Bude)

Mrs. K’s Homeplate (Liberty)

Vine Bros. (Centreville)


Things to See

The Amite County Courthouse (Liberty)

The Little Red Schoolhouse (Liberty)

Local Info and History 


Amite: est. 1809; pop. 13,131

Franklin: est. 1809; pop. 8,118

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Bude: pop. 1,063

Crosby: pop. 318

Gloster: pop. 960

Liberty: (CS) pop. 768

Meadville: (CS) pop. 449

Roxie: pop. 447


The Little Red Schoolhouse

Eliza Jane Poitevent

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Dining

Billy Bob’s BBQ (Port Gibson)

The Old Country Store (Lorman)

Rosie’s Cafe (Port Gibson)


Places to Stay

Collina Plantation Inn (Port Gibson)

Isabella Bed & Breakfast (Port Gibson)

Rosswood Plantation (Fayette)


Things to See

Rodney (Lorman)

Grand Gulf Military Park (Grand Gulf)

Rocky Springs (Hermanville)

Windsor Ruins (Port Gibson)


Colleges and Universities

Alcorn State University (Lorman)

Local Info and History


Claiborne: est. 1802; pop. 9,604

Jefferson: est. 1799; pop. 7,726

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Fayette: pop. 1,614

Port Gibson: pop. 1,567


(In the Order We Posted These)

My Getaway from the World

Rocky Springs Revisited

The History of Claiborne & Jefferson

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Atop the Hill You Can Still Find Rodney

Forgotten Pianos

St. Phillip Church

The Whiskey Submarine

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Dining

10 South Rooftop Bar (Vicksburg)

Cottonwood Public House (Vicksburg)

The Tomato Place (Vicksburg)


Places to Stay

Cedar Grove (Vicksburg)

Corners Mansion (Vicksburg)

Duff Green Mansion (Vicksburg)


Things to See

McRaven House (Vicksburg)

Old Courthouse Museum (Vicksburg)

Vicksburg Ntl Military Park (Vicksburg)

Local Info and History


Warren: est. 1809; pop. 48,773

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Vicksburg, pop. 23,856


A Taste of Washington Street

The Battle at the Big Black River Bridge

The Old Warren County Courthouse

Douglas the Confederate Camel

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Dining

Flick’s (Woodville)

Praise da Lard Cracklins (Woodville)


Places to Stay

Desert Plantation (Woodville)


Things to See

 Clark Creek Natural Area (Fort Adams)

 Fort Adams (Fort Adams)

Local Info and History


est. 1802; pop. 9,878

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Centreville: pop. 1,684

Woodville: (CS) pop. 1,096


The History of Woodville & Wilkinson County

Clark Creek Natural Area

Clark Creek Revisited in the Fall