After finishing the Trace, I decided to stay in a hotel as there were heavy rains. It was a good chance to charge everything and to watch a few shows!
Natchez is a cool little town. I started the morning by walking the bluff overlooking the Mississippi .
This is the ar a under th bluff with some historic buildings and wonderful food.
The Forks of the Road is where the slave trades were held when they were forced to be just out of city limits for fear of cholera outbreaks.
The William Johnson house was wonderful. A former slave that was emancipated, he became a businessman with his barber shop and an upstanding citizen that was well respected even though he maintained slaves as well. What is great about his museum was that he kept extensive diaries and with that there is a great understanding of Natchez life at that time. His daughter also kept an extensive diary.
Downtown Natchez
I then stopped off at the Rosedown State Historic site which is an incredible plantation with original furnishings and gardens. There is extensive history here.
The oldest oak in Louisiana . It has a lightening rod atop of it.
The doctors house
The daughter that inherited the house during the civil war would take off the over garments until her underthings and hoops were showing. When army men came into the house, they would see her state of undress and leave as it was considered improper. This kept the building intact and precious heirlooms were not stolen to make bullets.
The tapestry was given to one of the family from Martha Washington.
The library has first edition Mark Twain books.
From there, I headed to Baton Rouge to visit the Leo’s whom I worked with in China. So excited to see them!