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Natchez National Historical Park commemorates the history of Natchez, Mississippi, and is managed by the National Park Service. The park consists of four separate sites: Fort Rosalie is the site of a former fortification from the 18th century, built by the French .
Cherry Grove Plantation: Natchez: Adams: 82003089 China Grove Plantation: Lorman, Mississippi: Jefferson: Built in 1826 by Willis McDonald (a Revolutionary War veteran) [citation needed] 80002193 Cliffs Plantation: Natchez Adams: 85002721 Clifton: Howard: Holmes: 87000543 Desert Plantation: Woodville: Wilkinson: 72000684 Dunleith: Natchez
The main village of the Natchez people was located on St. Catherine's Creek. [3] The first plantation in the Natchez district was established in 1718, during the French colonial era, along St. Catherine's Creek. [4] The second capital of Mississippi Territory, Washington, could be reached by St. Catherine's Creek, in seasons of high water. [5]
Melrose is a 15,000 square feet (1,400 m 2) mansion, located in Natchez, Mississippi, that is said to reflect "perfection" in its Greek Revival design. The 80-acre (320,000 m 2) estate is now part of Natchez National Historical Park and is open to the public by guided tours. The house is furnished for the period just before the Civil War.
North of Natchez on Mississippi Highway 555 31°38′12″N 91°20′40″W / 31.636667°N 91.344444°W / 31.636667; -91.344444 ( Mount Natchez
The original 500 acres (200 ha) acres grew to a 2,000 acres (810 ha) working cotton plantation through various ownerships, circa 1774–1812, and 1845–1850. [2] Glenfield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi in 1990. [3]
Longwood, also known as Nutt's Folly, is a historic antebellum octagonal mansion located at 140 Lower Woodville Road in Natchez, Mississippi, United States.Built in part by enslaved people, [4] [5] the mansion is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and is a National Historic Landmark.
Another Natchez antebellum home available for tours is Stanton Hall, built c. 1858 and located on a whole city block at 401 High Street. Federal-style house at State and Wall streets, Natchez MS. C. 1820.