Longwood - The Unfinished Mansion
1860The largest octagonal house in the United States, in Natchez, left permanently unfinished when the Civil War began in 1861.
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Natchez, Mississippi, a city with a rich history as the oldest continuous settlement on the Mississippi River, also boasts a deep musical heritage. The city is recognized as part of the Americana Music Triangle, an area considered the birthplace of American music. Blues artists Hound Dog Taylor and Geeshie Wiley both called Natchez home. The city's musical connections are also heard in songs like "Ol' Man River" by Paul Robeson and "Drank Like Hank" by Brothers Osborne.
Natchez's music history runs as deep as the Mississippi River itself, encompassing tribal music of the Natchez Indians and the blues. Live music can be found in various venues throughout the city, from juke joints to restaurant bars.
Music in Natchez
Songs About Natchez
Natchez Queen
Nick Gusman
"First mate on the Natchez Queen"
Finer Things In Life
Red Steagall
"She was born and raised in Natchez"
Miss’ippi
Nick Shoulders
"Be it Natchez or Creole Queen"
Mighty Mississippi
The New Christy Minstrels
"Well, it's Greenville, Vicksburg and Natchez down the line"
Don't Go Into That Barn
Tom Waits
"Vicksburg to Natchez, going down to Natchez"
Pony
Tom Waits
"I walked from Natchez to Hushpukena"
Ol' Man River
Paul Robeson
Drank Like Hank
Brothers Osborne
"Yeah we sang like Mickey Gilley"
Don’t Go into That Barn
Tom Waits
"Going down to Natchez"
Mississippi
Afroman
"Yazoo, Columbia, and Natchez"
Artists From Natchez
Rivers & Roads in Song near Natchez
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Natchez.
History of Natchez
Natchez Trace Parkway - Emerald Mound
1250The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States, built by ancestors of the Natchez people between 1250 and 1600 CE along the Natchez Trace.
3.6 mi away
Natchez Under-the-Hill
1790The notorious riverfront district below the Natchez bluffs, once the most dangerous and dissolute port on the Mississippi River.
Delta Music Museum
1935Museum in Ferriday, Louisiana honoring the town's three musical legends: Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, and Jimmy Swaggart, all first cousins.
18.3 mi away
Everything Near Natchez
33 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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Grand Village of the Natchez
· Archaeological Site
This was the capital of a nation. The Grand Village was where the Great Sun, the supreme chief of the Natchez people, held court atop a mound that overlooked the entire settlement. French explorers who visited in the…
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Natchez, MS
· Local history
Natchez, Mississippi, bears the name of the Native American tribe who first lived along these bluffs high above the Mississippi River. Founded in 1716, its strategic position on the river quickly turned it into a…
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Commercial Bank and Banker's House
· 0.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wonder where a banker *lives*? Well, here's a hint: sometimes, it's right upstairs! This impressive building is the Commercial Bank and Banker's House. It was cleverly designed to house both the bank's business…
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Stanton Hall
· 0.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Prepare to be awestruck by Stanton Hall, a monument to antebellum grandeur and a stark reminder of the wealth built on enslaved labor. Frederick Stanton, an Irish immigrant who made his fortune in cotton, commissioned…
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Smith-Bontura-Evans House
· 0.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This unassuming building tells an extraordinary story of resilience and entrepreneurship in the face of unimaginable adversity. Here, in Natchez, a free African American man named Robert D. Smith defied the odds to…
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King's Tavern
· 0.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over and grab a drink... if you can! King's Tavern is one of the oldest buildings in Natchez, and it has a few stories to tell. Built around 1769, King's Tavern was originally a trading post and flatboat landing.…
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House on Ellicott's Hill
· 0.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over, history buff! This unassuming house on Ellicott's Hill holds a secret that helped shape America. Built in 1798, this very spot was once Connelly's Tavern, a bustling hub where locals and travelers mingled. In…
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Rosalie Mansion
· 0.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Get ready to step into a real-life architectural blueprint! You're approaching Rosalie Mansion, a place that literally set the standard for grandeur in Natchez. Built in 1823, this magnificent home became the envy of…
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Fort Rosalie
· 0.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wonder how the French influenced the Deep South? This is a key spot. Back in 1716, the French established Fort Rosalie right here in Natchez, Mississippi, deep in Natchez Native American territory. It was a…
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William Johnson House (Natchez, Mississippi)
· 0.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever heard of a wealthy, free Black man in the antebellum South? Here in Natchez, you're near the home of William Johnson, a successful barber who defied the stereotypes of his time. Johnson, a free man of color, built…
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Natchez Under-the-Hill
· 0.7 mi · Historical Marker
The notorious riverfront district below the Natchez bluffs, once the most dangerous and dissolute port on the Mississippi River.
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Dunleith
· 0.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Feast your eyes on Dunleith, Mississippi's only plantation home boasting a complete circle of columns! Constructed around 1855, Dunleith stands as a prime example of Greek Revival architecture. Its majestic colonnade…
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Monmouth (Natchez, Mississippi)
· 1.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wondered about the kind of person who’d fight in a war and then become governor? You’re about to pull up to the home of just such a man, John A. Quitman, right here at Monmouth. Built in 1818, Monmouth became the…
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Auburn (Natchez, Mississippi)
· 1.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over a minute, will ya? This spot marks the beginning of a whole new style of fancy houses in Mississippi. We're talking about Auburn, the mansion that brought academic Classical order architecture to the…
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Natchez National Cemetery
· 1.5 mi · Scraped Hmdb
As you approach, take a moment to reflect on the lives of countless soldiers who served our nation, many of whom fought in the Civil War and are now buried overlooking the mighty Mississippi River. This sacred ground is…
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Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi)
· 1.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine building your dream home, only to have history cruelly interrupt. That's the story of Longwood, also known as Nutt's Folly. Construction began in 1860 for cotton planter Haller Nutt and his family. The grand…
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Natchez National Historical Park
· 1.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb
This unassuming park sits on land that witnessed centuries of shifting power and profound personal stories. It began with Fort Rosalie, built by the French in the 1700s. Control of the fort, later renamed Fort Panmure,…
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Melrose (Natchez, Mississippi)
· 1.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wondered what "perfection" looked like in the antebellum South? You're about to find out! Melrose isn't just a mansion; it's a perfectly preserved time capsule of an era. This magnificent Greek Revival estate,…
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Longwood - The Unfinished Mansion
· 2.2 mi · Historical Marker
The largest octagonal house in the United States, in Natchez, left permanently unfinished when the Civil War began in 1861.
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Grand Village of the Natchez
· 2.7 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a bustling village here centuries ago, the heart of the Natchez people's world. This is the Grand Village, also known as the Fatherland Site, a place where history whispers from the earth itself. Starting around…
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Natchez Trace Parkway - Emerald Mound
· 3.6 mi · Historical Marker
The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States, built by ancestors of the Natchez people between 1250 and 1600 CE along the Natchez Trace.
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Tacony Plantation
· 4.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Just ahead, you're driving past a place where history took a dramatic turn, right before the Civil War. Welcome to Tacony Plantation. This historic mansion was built in 1850 for Alfred Vidal Davis, Sr. Imagine the scent…
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Natchez Bluffs Cultural Zone
· 6.7 mi · Archaeological Site
You're driving through the densest concentration of pre-Columbian mound sites in the American Southeast. The Natchez Bluffs, stretching across Adams and Jefferson counties along the Mississippi River, contain more mound…
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Canebrake (Ferriday, Louisiana)
· 9.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Take a moment to reflect as you pass near Canebrake, a place deeply connected to Louisiana's history of cotton and forced labor. Built around 1840, Canebrake plantation spanned over 500 acres near the Mississippi River.…
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Emerald Mound
· 10.6 mi · Archaeological Site
You're standing on the second largest mound in the United States. Eight acres of earth, shaped entirely by human hands. The ancestors of the Natchez people built Emerald Mound sometime around 1200 AD, carrying basket…
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Lisburn Plantation
· 10.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here for a second; you're about to see a piece of the Old South. This is the area of the Lisburn Plantation, once a thriving cotton farm with a grand mansion at its heart. Built around 1852, Lisburn Plantation…
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Killarney (Ferriday, Louisiana)
· 10.6 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wondered what life was like just before the Civil War? Look to your right. That grand old house, Killarney, was built in 1855, a mere six years before the war began. It's also known as Lower Killarney or the…
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Foster Mounds
· 11.4 mi · Archaeological Site
This site is so important to archaeology that an entire cultural phase is named after it. The Foster Phase, dating to roughly 1350 to 1500 AD, describes a distinct period of the Plaquemine culture in the lower Natchez…
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Frogmore Plantation
· 15.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a world powered by cotton, where fortunes rose and fell with each harvest. That's the story of Frogmore Plantation. Established before the Civil War, Frogmore was a large cotton plantation that relied on the…
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Feltus Mounds
· 17.2 mi · Archaeological Site
Feltus is where the party was. Archaeologists working this four-mound plaza complex in Jefferson County found something unexpected: massive deposits of animal bone, broken pottery, and charred food remains concentrated…
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Delta Music Museum
· 18.3 mi · Historical Marker
Museum in Ferriday, Louisiana honoring the town's three musical legends: Jerry Lee Lewis, Mickey Gilley, and Jimmy Swaggart, all first cousins.
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Anna Mounds
· 18.7 mi · Archaeological Site
The Natchez Bluffs along the lower Mississippi hold one of the densest concentrations of mound sites in the Southeast, and Anna is part of that constellation. This cluster of mounds in Adams County dates to the late…
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The Burn (Waterproof, Louisiana)
· 19.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a time when cotton was king, and mansions like this one, The Burn, sprung up along the Mississippi River. This Greek Revival masterpiece, built in 1856, is a stark reminder of that era. The Burn was part of a…
