Saturday Location: Natchez, Mississippi
Since the Southern cotton economy expands on the back of slave labor in the early 1800s, developed cities to transport the cotton emerged on the Mississippi River :. New Orleans, Memphis, Vicksburg and Natchez
high on the cliffs of the Mississippi, Natchez, Mississippi, was backed by French colonists in 1716 defensible strategic position, would be a turning point for the trade that it is established.
In the mid-19th century, the city attracted southern planters, built the villas, to show their great wealth from the cotton and sugar cane trade. Natchez was where planters came to escape the heat and isolation of plantations. It was the Hamptons of the South - the place where the rich relaxed and socialized
I never Natchez until a few weeks heard before I visited .. While visiting Nashville, I met some local Southern Boys in a bar. Intrigued by my street travel plans, they gave me all the information she could on her home state of Mississippi. I mentioned my wish old Southern Antebellum homes to see.
"That's Natchez. If you want Antebellum homes, Natchez is the place to be," the three guys who. In accordance
You were right.
Natchez was the highlight of my time in the American South. As a former history teacher who specializes in pre-Civil War America, I take a great interest in this part of the country. I am fascinated by the hypocrisy and duality of the pre-Civil War southern society.
On the one hand it was posh, polite and formal. On the other hand, it was brutal racist. South egalitarian views of chivalry, honor and equality extended only to a small part of society, and they found no hypocrisy slaves in possession. ( Note . Reams of theses and books were engrossed in Southern culture If you are looking to find out more, check out Ken Burns' The Civil War and The Fall of the House of Dixie :. of civil war and social revolution that the South Transformed )
Natchez is a beautiful city. Secession feeling never ran up here, and the city passed quickly in the Union Army in 1862. None of the destruction that took place in other cities has occurred here, intact to leave the city.
Today, Natchez tourism trade instead of cotton. Visitors to the historic homes and the surrounding National Park (Natchez Trace) and playing to get on riverboats this small town upright.
But the old houses are the biggest attraction.
By today's standards they are tiny suburban homes. They would not stop and think, "Wow, that a villa!" But for the time, these houses were a decorated evidence of the great wealth "planters, with high ceilings, intricate wallpaper designs and several stories, and they were filled with fine china carpets and furniture.
10 of the larger not to visit occupied houses (one for $ 12 or three for $ 30). of the five I saw, I was a big fan of Longwood (the best grounds and unique home), Rosalie (the most beautiful interiors) and Stanton Hall (the best reasons) During the Natchez Pilgrimage in spring, 24 open additional private historic homes to the public on the costumed guides -.. some descendants of the original owners - tell the story of the house, her family and the region, it is the biggest annual event. the city.
There are also a number of self-guided walks that meander through the town. on the way past markers give you the history of the building, in the neighborhood, and the people who at home called.
There is Kings Tavern, built in 1769, (and haunted, according to legend, the most) to the oldest bar in the city. Walk towards Riverboat Casino, you will come across what is left of Natchez Under the Hill. This unique vibrant port area of the city was where longshoremen, prostitutes and drunkards socialized. It was the dark side of the city during the boom times. Now a sanitized street of restaurants and bars, it still contains the oldest bar on the Mississippi, under the hill Saloon.
Natchez is beautiful and elegant. I loved strolling around the streets, marveling at the beautiful houses, the Kings stop Tavern for wine while avoiding ghosts and in the park as the sun sets over the Mississippi.
The head? While accommodation is expensive, food and drinks are relatively cheap, with a range of sandwich and BBQ joints in town offers meals for under $ 10.
Natchez can be seen on a weekend. It can no budget his destination, but if you are looking to learn about American history, you will find beautiful houses, and a destination off the beaten path to visit for most travelers (visitors here are to be generally from the region), visit Natchez.
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