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King's Tavern is a historic building and bar built in 1769 and located in the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District in Natchez, Mississippi. [2] It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1971; and is a contributing property within the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District. [2] As of 2022, it is closed and for ...
Mammy's Cupboard (founded 1940) [1] is a roadside restaurant built in the shape of a mammy archetype, [1] located on US Highway 61 south of Natchez, Mississippi. The woman's skirt holds a dining room and a gift shop. [2] The skirt is made out of bricks, and the earrings are horseshoes. [3] She is holding a serving tray while smiling. [4]
Other sites individually listed on the National Register include: King's Tavern (1769), 611 Jefferson Street; The Elms (c. 1805), 801 Washington Street; Adams County Courthouse (c. 1820), 201 S. Wall Street; considered one of the district's "pivotal" contributing buildings, a two-story Federal-style brick courthouse with a cupola.
Char Restaurant, seen here on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 near Interstate 55 in Jackson, Miss., will be one of several restaurants that will be open during Thanksgiving.
Natchez (/ ˈ n æ tʃ ɪ z / NATCH-iz) is the only city in and the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States.The population was 14,520 at the 2020 census. [3] Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia, Louisiana, Natchez was a prominent city in the antebellum years, a center of cotton planters and Mississippi River trade.
Melrose, a Greek Revival-style mansion, is one of three properties to see at the Natchez National Historical Park. The historic site is large, spanning more than 80 acres.
The community was established at the crossroads of two popular travel routes: the north–south Jackson's Military Road, and the east–west Natchez to Fort St. Stephens Wagon Road. An inn was built, and in 1870, L.J. Davis built a store and hung a coffee pot over his door, advertising "the best hot coffee around".
Roxie is located in western Franklin County. U.S. Routes 84 and 98 pass through the town, leading east 11 miles (18 km) to Meadville, the county seat, and west 22 miles (35 km) to Natchez.