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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ET_a-well-organized-society_Natchez-MS.html
Emerald Mound was the product of a complex society organized to serve and sustain the welfare of its people beginning eight centuries ago. Life revolved around family relationships and well understood rules. An elite family, the Suns, held special…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26EQ_intersection-of-state-and-south-pearl-streets_Natchez-MS.html
Institute Hall was built in 1852-1853 as a public auditorium and a companion building to the Natchez Institute. The contractors were the Weldon Brothers, who used over 100 enslaved craftsmen and whose head draftsman was a slave named John Jackson.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26EO_bishops-prayer-garden_Natchez-MS.html
In 2012, the Diocese of Jackson celebrates the 175th anniversary of its founding by Pope Gregory XVI. The Bishop's Prayer Garden, located on the old catholic burial ground, is dedicated in this year to the seven deceased Bishops of Natchez who she…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26EI_the-stallone-family_Natchez-MS.html
Pictured (left to right) are the Stallone sons, Hugo, Serviglio, Premo, and Meno. All of the sons worked on St. Catherine Street. Hugo operated a grocery store, where his brother Serviglio also worked. Premo opened a plumbing and electrical busine…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26EG_intersection-of-state-and-south-canal-streets_Natchez-MS.html
William Johnson, a freed person of color, was a barber, entrepreneur, and slave owner. He built this house in 1841 using materials salvaged after the 1840 tornado that damaged much of downtown. His diary details its construction and provides insig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26EF_african-american-public-education_Natchez-MS.html
The Union School (above) was the first public school built by the City of Natchez for African American students. Built in 1871 by contractor P. E. Willman, the Union School was a grand brick edifice which stood at the southeast corner of North Uni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26E9_intersection-of-washington-and-south-martin-luther-king-streets_Natchez-MS.html
An 1866 photograph shows that the porch on the house at 705 Washington Street (behind you) was a later addition. Those who built houses without porches often soon added them. Travel writer Joseph Holt Ingraham noted in 1835 that the area's hot cli…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26E8_intersection-of-washington-and-south-rankin-streets_Natchez-MS.html
Gathered on the front steps of Green Leaves are the founders of the Natchez Garden Club, the women who started the local historic house tours in 1932. The vision of these women created the city's heritage tourism industry, today a major contributo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25TD_abandoned-mound_Natchez-MS.html
The Abandoned Mound (designated "Mound A") remains a mystery. Numerous French colonial narratives describe the other two mounds at the Grand Village but fail to mention this mound. The Natchez Indians apparently stopped using this mound …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25T8_historic-use-of-ceremonial-mounds_Natchez-MS.html
Eyewitness accounts of American Indians using ceremonial mound centers are very rare. In 1704, French colonists witnessed the funeral rites for a female Natchez chief at the Grand Village. The Natchez held a similar funeral ceremony here in 1725 f…