Belmont Plantation is an Antebellum

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in Wayside,

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History

The

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was built in 1857 by W.W. Worthington. It was visited by Union forces in 1863, in the midst of the

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of 1861–1865. It was turned into the Belmont Hunting Lodge by Mississippi Governor

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in 1946. It is a wedding & event space, luxury hunting lodge, and bed & breakfast.

Heritage significance

It has been listed on the

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since April 11, 1972.

References

External links

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Houses in Washington County, Mississippi Plantation houses in Mississippi Plantations in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Mississippi 1857 establishments in Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub