Natchez, Mississippi is one of the best-preserved towns of the old South, thanks to the decline in riverboat traffic in favor or railroads, then automobiles and trucks, hasn't changed a dramatically in the last 100 years. It has a casino boat and an accompanying hotel, The Isle of Capri, which opened for business in 1993. Tourism and the casino are now the driving force of this historic town, which was founded in 1716.
A great walking town, Natchez has plenty of beutiful old buildings that exude their unique charm. As I mentioned in my "Father of Waters" post, I was in high spirits the evening I arrived there, the brutal thunderstorm I endured during the latter part of my drive on the Natchez Trace Parkway relented while I was walking around Emerald Mound.
Next: Natchez and slavery
Previous My Mississippi Manifest Destiny posts:
The Father of Waters
Logging
The Natchez Trace Part Four, Ghost Town
The Natchez Trace Part Three
The Natchez Trace Part Two, Indian Mounds
The Natchez Trace Part One
$aving$ in Tupelo
Where Elvis bought his first guitar
Elvis Presley's birthplace
The Battle of Tupelo
Corinth
Shiloh Part Four
Shiloh Part Three
Shiloh Part Two
Shiloh Part One
Carl Perkins
The Varsity Theatre in Martin, Tennessee
Lincoln and Kentucky
Metropolis
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