Natchez ( ) is the

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of and only city in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. Natchez has a total population of 14,520 (as of the 2020 census). Located on the

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across from Vidalia in

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, Natchez was a prominent city in the antebellum years, a center of cotton planters and Mississippi River trade. Natchez is some southwest of

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, the capital of Mississippi, which is located near the center of the state. It is approximately north of

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, located on the lower Mississippi River. Natchez is the 25th-largest city in the state. The city was named for the Natchez tribe of Native Americans, who with their ancestors, inhabited much of the area from the 8th century AD through the French colonial period.

History

Established by French colonists in 1716, Natchez is one of the oldest and most important European settlements in the lower

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. After the French lost the

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(Seven Years' War), they ceded Natchez and near territory to

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in the

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. (It later traded other territory east of the Mississippi River with Great Britain, which expanded what it called West Florida). The British Crown bestowed land grants in this territory to officers who had served with distinction in the war. These officers came mostly from the colonies of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. They established plantations and brought their upper-class style of living to the area. Beginning 1779, the area was under Spanish colonial rule. After defeat in the American Revolutionary War, Great Britain ceded the territory to the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1783). Spain was not a party to the treaty, and it was their forces who had taken Natchez from British troops. Although Spain had been allied with the American colonists, they were more interested in advancing their power at the expense of Britain. Once the war was over, they were not inclined to give up that which they had acquired by force. In 1797 Major Andrew Ellicott of the United States marched to the highest ridge in the young town of Natchez, set up camp, and raised the first American Flag claiming Natchez and all former Spanish lands east of the Mississippi above the 31st parallel for the United States. After the United States acquired this area from the Spanish, the city served as the capital of the Mississippi Territory and then of the state of

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. It predates

by more than a century; the latter replaced Natchez as the capital in 1822, as it was more centrally located in the developing state. The strategic location of Natchez, on a

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overlooking the

, ensured that it would be a pivotal center of trade, commerce, and the interchange of ethnic Native American, European, and African cultures in the region; it held this position for two centuries after its founding. In U.S. history, Natchez is recognized particularly for its role in the development of the Old Southwest during the first half of the 19th century. It was the southern terminus of the historic

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, with the northern terminus being

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. After unloading their cargoes in Natchez or

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, many

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and crew of

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s and

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s traveled by the Trace overland to their homes in the

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. (Given the strong current of the Mississippi River, it was not until

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were developed in the 1820s that travel northward on the river could be accomplished by large boats.) The Natchez Trace also played an important role during the

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. Today the modern Natchez Trace Parkway, which commemorates this route, still has its southern terminus in Natchez. The Steamboat Natchez 1998

In the decades preceding the Civil War, Natchez was by far the most prevalent slave trading city in Mississippi, and second in the United States only to New Orleans. The leading markets were located at the Forks of the Road, at the intersection of Liberty Road and Washington Road (now D’Evereux Drive and St. Catherine Street). In 1833, the most active slavers in the United States, John Armfield and

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began a program of arbitrating low slave prices in the Middle Atlantic area by sending thousands of slaves to Deep South markets in Natchez and New Orleans. Their company,

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sent an annual caravan of slaves, called a coffle, from Virginia to the Forks of the Road in Natchez, as well as sending others by ship through New Orleans. Unlike other slave sellers of the day, Franklin and Armfield sold slaves individually, with the buyers allowed to survey the people much like items in a modern retail store. In 1840, the city was struck by a devastating tornado that killed 317 people and injured 109. It ranks today as the second-deadliest tornado in U.S history, although the death toll may be higher due to slave deaths not traditionally being counted in the South at that time. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the city attracted wealthy Southern planters as residents, who built

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s to fit their ambitions. Their

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were vast tracts of land in the surrounding lowlands along the river fronts of Mississippi and Louisiana, where they grew large commodity crops of

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and

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using

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. Natchez became the principal

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from which these crops were exported, both upriver to Northern cities and downriver to New Orleans, where much of the cargo was exported to Europe. Many of the mansions built by planters before 1860 survive and form a major part of the city's architecture and identity. Agriculture remained the primary economic base for the region until well into the twentieth century. During the

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Natchez was surrendered by Confederate forces without a fight in September 1862. Following the Union victory at the

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in July 1863, many refugees, including former slaves, freed by the

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, began moving into Natchez and the surrounding countryside. The Union Army officers claimed to be short on resources and unable to provide for the refugees. The Army planned to address the situation with a mixture of paid labor for freed slaves on government leased plantations, the enlistment of able bodied males who were willing to fight in the Union Army and the establishment of refugee camps where former slaves could be provided with education. However, as the war continued, the plan was never effectively implemented and the leased plantations were crowded, poorly managed and frequently raided by Confederate troops who controlled the surrounding territory. Hundreds of people living in Natchez, including many former slaves and refugees, died of hunger, disease, overwork or were killed in the fighting during this period. In order to manage the tens of thousands of freed Black slaves, the Union Army created a concentration camp in Natchez in a natural pit known as the Devil's Punchbowl, where thousands died of starvation, smallpox, and other diseases. After the American Civil War, the city's economy rapidly revived, mostly due to Natchez having been spared the destruction visited upon many other parts of the South. The vitality of the city and region was captured most significantly in the 80 years or so following the war by the photographers Henry C. Norman and his son Earl. The output of the Norman Studio between roughly 1870 and 1950 documents this period in Natchez's development vividly; the photographs are now preserved as the Thomas and Joan Gandy Collection in special collections of the library of

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in Baton Rouge. During the twentieth century, the city's economy experienced a downturn, first due to the replacement of steamboat traffic on the Mississippi River by

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in the early 1900s, some of which bypassed the river cities and drew away their commerce. Later in the 20th century, many local industries closed in a restructuring that sharply reduced the number of jobs in the area. Despite its status as a popular destination for

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because of well-preserved antebellum architecture, Natchez has had a general decline in population since 1960. It remains the principal city of the

Natchez micropolitan area The Natchez Micropolitan Statistical Area is a micropolitan area that consists of Adams County, Mississippi and Concordia Parish, Louisiana. As of the 2000 census, the μSA had a population of 54,587 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the p ...

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which are land and (4.62%) is water.

Climate

Natchez has a

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(''Cfa'') under the

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system.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 14,520 people, 6,026 households, and 3,149 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 18,464 people, 7,591 households, and 4,858 families residing in the city. The

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was 1,398.3 people per square mile (540.1/km²). There were 8,479 housing units at an average density of 642.1 per square mile (248.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 54.49%

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, 44.18%

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, 0.38%

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, 0.11% Native American, 0.02%

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, 0.18% from

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, and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.70% of the population were

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of any race. There were 7,591 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were married couples living together, 23.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.00. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,117, and the median income for a family was $29,723. Males had a median income of $31,323 versus $20,829 for females. The

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for the city was $16,868. 28.6% of the population and 25.1% of families were below the

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. 41.6% of those under the age of 18 and 23.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Economy

Adams County Correctional Center Adams County Correctional Center (ACCC) is a medium security prison for men located in unincorporated Adams County, Mississippi, near Natchez, It is owned and operated by CoreCivic under contract with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons. After st ...

, a

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operated by the

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on behalf of the

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, is in an

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in Adams County, near Natchez.

Education

Natchez is home to Alcorn State University's Natchez Campus, which offers the School of Nursing, the School of Business, and graduate business programs. The School of Business offers

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(MBA) degree and other business classes from its Natchez campus. The MBA program attracts students from a wide range of academic disciplines and preparation from the Southwest Mississippi area and beyond offering concentrations in general business, gaming management and hospitality management. Both schools in the Natchez campus provide skills which has enabled community students to have an important impact on the economic opportunities of people in Southwest Mississippi. Copiah-Lincoln Community College also operates a campus in Natchez. The city of Natchez and Adams County operate one public school system, the

Natchez-Adams School District The Natchez-Adams School District is a public school district based in Natchez, Mississippi (USA). The district's boundaries parallel that of Adams County. Schools *Natchez High School *Fallin Career and Technology Center *McLaurin Elementary S ...

. The district comprises ten schools. They are Susie B. West, Morgantown, Gilmer McLaurin, Joseph F. Frazier, Robert Lewis Magnet School, Natchez Freshman Academy, Natchez Early College@Co-Lin, Central Alternative School,

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, and Fallin Career and Technology Center. In Natchez, there are a number of private and parochial schools. ''Adams County Christian School'' (ACCS) is also a PK-12 school in the city. Adams County Christian School was founded as a segregation academy and is a member of the

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(MAIS). Cathedral School is also a PK-12 school in the city. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic St. Mary Basilica. Holy Family Catholic School, founded in 1890, is a PK-3 school affiliated with Holy Family Catholic Church.

Media

A list of media in the Natchez metropolitan area (collectively known as the "Miss-Lou"): AM FM

Infrastructure

Transportation

Highways

U.S. 61 runs north–south, parallel to the Mississippi River, linking Natchez with Port Gibson, Woodville,

and

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. U.S. 84 runs east–west and bridges the Mississippi, connecting it with Vidalia,

and Brookhaven,

. U.S. 425 runs north from Natchez after crossing the Mississippi, connecting Ferriday with Clayton, at which point

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follows the west bank of the Mississippi, connecting to

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north to

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, Newellton, and Tallulah,

. U.S. 98 runs east from Natchez towards

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and McComb,

. Mississippi 555 runs north from the center of Natchez to where it joins Mississippi Highway 554. Mississippi 554 runs from the north side of the city to where it joins Highway 61, northeast of town.

Rail

Natchez is served by the Natchez Railway, which interchanges with

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Air

Natchez is served by the Natchez-Adams County Airport, a general aviation facility. The nearest airports with commercial service are

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, to the south via US 61 and Alexandria International Airport, to the west via US 84 to LA-28W.

Notable people

* Robert H. Adams, former

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from Mississippi *

William Wirt Adams William Wirt Adams (1819–1888) was a banker, planter, state legislator, and a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army. Early life Adams was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, to Anna Weisiger Adams and Judge George Adams (a personal frien ...

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officer, grew up in Natchez *

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, prominent plantation owner and early American

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Glen Ballard Basil Glen Ballard Jr. (born May 1, 1953) is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer. He is best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's 1995 album '' Jagged Little Pill'', which won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Alb ...

, five-time

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-winning songwriter/producer * Pierre A. Barker, former

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* Campbell Brown,

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-winning journalist, political anchor for CNN; grew up in Natchez and attended both Trinity Episcopal and Cathedral High School *

John J. Chanche John Mary Joseph Benedict Chanche, Society of Saint-Sulpice, S.S., (October 4, 1795 – July 22, 1852) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson, Diocese of Natchez in M ...

, first Roman Catholic bishop of Natchez, buried on the grounds of St. Mary Basilica, Natchez *

George Henry Clinton George Henry Clinton was a chemist, lawyer, and Democratic politician from St. Joseph in Tensas Parish in the northeastern Mississippi River delta of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Clinton was born in the late 1860s in Natchez in western Miss ...

, member of both houses of the

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in the first quarter of the 20th century, born in Natchez in the late 1860s * Charles C. Cordill, Louisiana state senator from Concordia and Tensas parishes, interred at Natchez City Cemetery *

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, Confederate brigadier general during American Civil War *

Olu Dara Olu Dara Jones (born Charles Jones III, January 12, 1941) is an American cornetist, guitarist, and singer. He is the father of rapper Nas. Early life Olu Dara was born Charles Jones III on January 12, 1941 in Natchez, Mississippi. His mother, E ...

, musician and father of rapper

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* Varina Howell Davis, first lady of the

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; born, reared, and married in Natchez *

Bob Dearing Robert Montgomery Dearing (January 26, 1935July 30, 2020) was an American politician, educator, and businessman who served in the Mississippi Senate as a member of the Democratic Party. Dearing grew up in Natchez, Mississippi, and graduated fr ...

, longtime member of the Mississippi State Senate *

Ellen Douglas Ellen Douglas was the pen name of Josephine Ayres Haxton (July 12, 1921 – November 7, 2012), an American author. Her 1973 novel ''Apostles of Light'' was a National Book Award nominee. Biography Douglas was born in Natchez, Mississippi ...

, novelist, author of ''Black Cloud, White Cloud'' and ''Apostles of Light'', nominated for the

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* A. W. Dumas (1876-1945), physician *

Stephen Duncan Stephen Duncan (March 4, 1787 – January 29, 1867) was an American planter and banker in Mississippi during the Antebellum South. He was born and studied medicine in Pennsylvania, but moved to Natchez District, Mississippi Territory in 1808 ...

(1787-1867), planter and banker *

Robert C. Farrell Robert C. Farrell (born October 1, 1936) is a politician who was a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1974 until 1991. Previously, he was a journalist and newspaper publisher. Biography Farrell was born in Natchez, Mississippi, on Octob ...

(born 1936), journalist and member of the

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City Council, 1974–91 *

Je'Kel Foster Je'Kel Reshard Foster (born July 22, 1983) is an American professional basketball player for Benfica do Libolo of the BIC Basket. College Foster began his studies at Howard Junior College in Big Spring, Texas. After a year, his basketball coac ...

, basketball player * Terry W. Gee, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1980 to 1992 from suburban

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; born in Natchez in 1940, died in

in 2014 *

Jimmie Giles Jimmie Giles, Jr. (born November 8, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alcorn State University and was selected by the Houston Oil ...

, NFL Tight End & four-time Pro Bowl selection in the 1980s while with the

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Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley (March 9, 1936 – May 7, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 19 ...

, country music singer, born in Natchez * Hugh Green, All-American defensive end at the

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, two-time

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er,

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runner-up *

Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield (1809 – March 31, 1876), dubbed "The Black Swan" (a play on Jenny Lind's sobriquet, "The Swedish Nightingale), was an American singer considered the best-known black concert artist of her time. She was lauded by ...

, noted black concert singer and

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inductee, was born in Natchez in 1824. *

Cedric Griffin Cedric Leonard Griffin (born November 11, 1982) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at the ...

, Minnesota Vikings cornerback born in Natchez but raised in

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, Texas * Bishop Gunn,

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band whose members were born in Natchez and hold 'The Bishop Gunn Crawfish Boil' in the city every May. * Malcolm Harvey, former sheriff of

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and murderer, was born in Natchez * Abijah Hunt, merchant during the Territorial Period who owned a chain of stores and public cotton gins along the

A Guide to the Abijah Hunt Papers, 1800-1821, 1880
, The University of Texas at Austin: Briscoe Center for American History * Von Hutchins, former NFL football player for the

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2004-2005

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2006-2007 Atlanta Falcons 2008 *

Greg Iles Greg Iles (born 1960) is a novelist who lives in Mississippi. He has published seventeen novels and one novella, spanning a variety of genres. Early life Iles was born in 1960 in Stuttgart, West Germany, where his physician father ran the US Emb ...

, raised in Natchez and a best-selling author of many novels set in the city * Wharlest Jackson, Sr. (1929–1967), civil rights activist * Rosa Vertner Jeffrey (1828-1894), poet and novelist * William Johnson, "The Barber of Natchez", freed slave and prominent businessman * Nook Logan, former Major League Baseball player for the Washington Nationals *

John R. Lynch John Roy Lynch (September 10, 1847 – November 2, 1939) was an American writer, attorney, military officer, author, and Republican politician who served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives and represented Mississippi in th ...

, the first African-American Speaker of the House in Mississippi and one of the earliest African-American members of Congress *

Samuel Abraham Marx Samuel Abraham Marx (August 27, 1885 - January 1964) was an American architect, designer and interior decorator. He is generally considered a modernist, influenced by the International style. Biography Marx was born to a Jewish family in Natc ...

, architect, was born in Natchez * George Mathews, former governor of Georgia, lived in Natchez in the late 1790s. *

Lynda Lee Mead Lynda Lee Shea (née Mead; born April 17, 1939) is an American businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Mississippi 1959 and Miss America 1960. Shea attended Natchez High School and the University of Mississippi, where she was ...

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in 1959 and

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in 1960. A Natchez city street, Lynda Lee Drive, is named in her honor. *

Marion Montgomery Marion Montgomery (November 17, 1934 – July 22, 2002)

, jazz singer born in Natchez *

Anne Moody Anne Moody (September 15, 1940 – February 5, 2015) was an American author who wrote about her experiences growing up poor and black in rural Mississippi, and her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement through the NAACP, CORE and SNCC. Moody ...

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activist and author of '' Coming of Age in Mississippi'', attended Natchez Junior College *

Alexander O'Neal Alexander O'Neal (born November 15, 1953) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and arranger from Natchez, Mississippi. O'Neal came to prominence in the mid-1980s as a solo artist, with eleven Top 40 singles on the US R&B chart, three of whic ...

, R&B singer * Col. John Joseph "Jack" Pitchford, USAF Ret. Among the first USAF "Wild Weasel" combat pilots, imprisoned 7 years in Vietnam returning home in 1973. * General John Anthony Quitman, Mexican War hero, plantation owner, governor of Mississippi, owner of Monmouth Plantation *

Clyde V. Ratcliff Clyde Vernon Ratcliff, Sr. (July 26, 1879 – October 2, 1952), was an American cotton planter and politician from Newellton, Louisiana, who served as a Democrat from 1944 to 1948 in the Louisiana State Senate. He represented the delta p ...

, member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1944 to 1948, lived in Natchez * Rico Richardson, NFL player * Stevan Ridley, NFL running back for the

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* Pierre Adolphe Rost, a member of the Mississippi State Senate and commissioner to

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for the

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, immigrated to Natchez from

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Billy Shaw William Lewis Shaw (born December 15, 1938) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League (AFL). After playing college football with the Georgia Tech Yellow J ...

, Pro Football Hall of Fame member, born in Natchez *

Chris Shivers Chris Shivers (born December 30, 1978) is an American former professional rodeo cowboy who specialized in bull riding, and competed on the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) circuit. He turned pro in 1997, and earned the title of PBR World Champion ...

, two-time

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world champion bull rider, born in Natchez *

Carter Smith Carter Smith (born September 6, 1971) is an American filmmaker and fashion photographer. He is best known for directing the films '' The Ruins'' (2008) and ''Jamie Marks Is Dead'' (2014). Life and career A native of Bowdoinham, Maine, Smith moved ...

, film director and fashion photographer *

Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori Abdul Rahman Ibrahima ibn Sori ( ar, عبد الرحمن ابراهيم سوري; 1762—July 6, 1829) was a prince and Amir (commander) from the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea, West Africa, who was captured and sold to slave trad ...

, African nobleman sold into slavery and sent to work a plantation in Natchez, Mississippi for thirty-eight years before being freed at the request of

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, the Sultan of Morocco *

Hound Dog Taylor Theodore Roosevelt "Hound Dog" Taylor (April 12, 1915 – December 17, 1975) was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer. Life and career Taylor was born in Natchez, Mississippi, in 1915, though some sources say 1917. He first played the piano and ...

, blues singer and

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...

player * Fred Toliver, former pitcher for the

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and the

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Don José Vidal Don José Vidal (March 12, 1763, in A Coruña, Spain – August 22, 1823, in New Orleans, Louisiana) was a Spanish grandee who served in many different roles during the last decade of Louisiana's colonial period. Biography Early life Don José ...

, Spanish governor of the

Natchez District The Natchez District was one of two areas established in the Kingdom of Great Britain's West Florida colony during the 1770sthe other being the Tombigbee District. The first Anglo settlers in the district came primarily from other parts of Britis ...

, buried in the Natchez City Cemetery * Joanna Fox Waddill, Civil War nurse known as the "

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of the Confederacy" *

Samuel Washington Weis Samuel Washington Weis (1870–1956) was an American cotton broker, painter and sketch artist. Early life and education Samuel Weis was born in Natchez, Mississippi to Caroline (née Mayer) (1841–1885) and Julius Weis (1826–1909). His fathe ...

(1870–1956), painter * Marie Selika Williams, first black artist to perform at the White House * Richard Wright, novelist, author of ''Black Boy'' and ''Native Son'', born on Rucker plantation in Roxie, twenty-two miles east of Natchez; lived in Natchez as a child

In popular culture

Various movies have been shot here, including ''

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman ''The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'' is a 1971 novel by Ernest J. Gaines. The story depicts the struggles of African Americans as seen through the eyes of the narrator, a woman named Jane Pittman. She tells of the major events of her life f ...

'' (1974), ''

Crossroads Crossroads, crossroad, cross road or similar may refer to: * Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet Film and television Films * ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa * ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...

'' (1986), '' Raintree County'' (1957), '' Horse Soldiers'' (1959), '' Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn'' (1981), '' The Ladykillers'' (2004),'' Get On Up'' (2014) and ''

Ma (film) ' is a 2019 American psychological horror film, co-produced and directed by Tate Taylor. It stars Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Diana Silvers, Corey Fogelmanis, and Luke Evans and follows a group of teenagers who befriend a lonely middl ...

'' (2019).

Historic sites

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thru Early modern periods

* Anna site *

Grand Village of the Natchez Grand Village of the Natchez, ( 22 AD 501) also known as the Fatherland Site, is a site encompassing a prehistoric indigenous village and earthwork mounds in present-day south Natchez, Mississippi. The village complex was constructed starting ...

Antebellum period In the history of the Southern United States, the Antebellum Period (from la, ante bellum, lit= before the war) spanned the end of the War of 1812 to the start of the American Civil War in 1861. The Antebellum South was characterized by ...

Commercial Bank and Banker's House The Commercial Bank and Banker's House is an unusual combination building, housing both a bank premises and the principal banker's residence, at 206 Main Street and 107 Canal Street in Natchez, Mississippi. Built-in 1833, it is a remarkably high- ...

First Presbyterian Church of Natchez First Presbyterian Church of Natchez is a historic church at 117 S. Pearl Street in Natchez, Mississippi. It was built in 1830 with Greek Revival and Federal style architectural features. The building was added to the National Register of His ...

Great Natchez Tornado The Great Natchez Tornado hit Natchez, Mississippi on Thursday, May 7, 1840. This tornado was the second deadliest tornado in United States history; at least 317 people were killed and at least 109 were injured. Event description This massive ...

Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture The Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture is a museum located in Natchez, MS, United States. The museum chronicles the history and culture of African Americans in the southern United States. The museum was first opened in 1991 by ...

* Natchez National Cemetery *

Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District is a historic district in Natchez, Mississippi that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Important sites within the district include: *the location of Andrew Marschalk's pr ...

* Selma Plantation * St. Mary Basilica, Natchez *

United States Courthouse (Natchez, Mississippi) The United States Courthouse, previously known as Institute Hall, Opera Hall, and Memorial Hall, is a building in Natchez, Mississippi that was initially constructed from 1851 to 1853, for use as an educational building. It has served a variety o ...

Pre-Civil War homes

Airlie (Natchez) Airlie (a.k.a. "Belvidere" or "Old Buckner Place") is a house in Natchez, Mississippi built in 1793. Location It is located at number 9 on Elm Street in Natchez, Mississippi. History The house was built for Stephen Minor (1760–1815), a pr ...

Arlington (Natchez, Mississippi) Arlington is a historic Federal style house and outbuildings in Natchez, Mississippi. The property, which includes three contributing buildings, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It was further declared a Nationa ...

* Auburn (Natchez, Mississippi) *

Brandon Hall (Washington, Mississippi) Brandon Hall is a Greek Revival architecture style house built in 1856 in Washington, Mississippi, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. History Brandon Hall was formally a large working cotton ...

The Briars (Natchez, Mississippi) The Briars is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA. It was built in 1818 for a large planter. Varina Davis, the First Lady of the Confederate States of America, spent her adolescence in the house. It is listed on the National Register o ...

* The Burn (Natchez, Mississippi) * Concord (Natchez, Mississippi) *

Cottage Gardens Cottage Gardens is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA. History The house was built for Don José Vidal in 1795. It was subsequently purchased by Earl Norman, a photographer. By 1963, it was purchased by William C. McGehee. Architectu ...

* D'Evereux * Dunleith *

Elgin (Natchez, Mississippi) Elgin is a historic house in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. Location It is located South of Natchez, Mississippi, off U.S. Route 61. History It was built in 1791 and was later the "town house" of Dr John Carmichael Jenkins (1809-1855), ...

The Elms (Natchez, Mississippi) The Elms is a historic mansion in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. Location It is located at 801 Washington Street in Natchez, Mississippi History The mansion was built in 1804. It contained two ground floor rooms, two second floor rooms, a ...

* Elms Court * Glenfield Plantation * Gloucester (Natchez, Mississippi) *

Hawthorne Place Hawthorne Place is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA. History The land belonged to George Overaker, a planter, in the early 19th century. His daughter, Maria Overaker and his widow, Margaret Overaker, built Hawthorne Place from 182 ...

* Homewood Plantation (Natchez, Mississippi) *

Lansdowne (Natchez, Mississippi) Lansdowne is a historic mansion that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. It was originally built as the owner's residence on the 727-acre, antebellum, Lansdowne Plantation. The mansion an ...

Linden (Natchez, Mississippi) Linden is a historic mansion in Natchez, Mississippi. Location It is located at 1 Linden Place in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. History The mansion was originally built in 1785, and records have been found going back to 1790.Steven Bro ...

* Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi) * Magnolia Hill (Natchez, Mississippi) * Melrose (Natchez, Mississippi) * Monmouth (Natchez, Mississippi) *

Montaigne (Natchez, Mississippi) Montaigne is a historic house in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. Location It is located on Liberty Road in Natchez, Mississippi. History The mansion was built in 1855 for General William T. Martin (1823-1910).Caroline SeebohmEnshrining t ...

* Ravenna (Natchez, Mississippi) *

Richmond (Natchez, Mississippi) Richmond (also known as Marshall House) is a historic mansion in Natchez, Mississippi. It was the nineteenth century private residence of a leading businessman and agricultural landowner in Natchez. Location The mansion is located on Governmen ...

* Routhland

Town houses

Choctaw The Choctaw (in the Choctaw language, Chahta) are a Native American people originally based in the Southeastern Woodlands, in what is now Alabama and Mississippi. Their Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. Today, Choctaw people are ...

Green Leaves "Green Leaves", also known as the Koontz House or the Beltzhoover House, is a Greek Revival mansion in Natchez, Mississippi, completed in 1838 by Edward P. Fourniquet, a French lawyer who built other structures in the area. It was purchased by ...

House on Ellicott's Hill The House on Ellicott's Hill, also known as Connelly's Tavern, James Moore House, or Gilreath's Hill, is a historic house museum at 211 North Canal Street in Natchez, Mississippi. Built in 1798, it is the oldest surviving building in Natchez fro ...

* King's Tavern * The Presbyterian Manse *

Magnolia Hall (Natchez, Mississippi) Magnolia Hall of Natchez, Mississippi, is also known as the Henderson-Britton House and was built in 1858. As a Greek Revival mansion it is a contributing property to the Natchez On Top of the Hill Historic District, listed on the National Re ...

Rosalie Mansion Rosalie Mansion is a historic pre-Civil War mansion and historic house museum in Natchez, Mississippi. Built in 1823, it served as the architectural inspiration for a large number of Natchez's grand Greek Revival mansions, and was a major influ ...

* Smith-Bontura-Evans House *

Stanton Hall Stanton Hall, also known as Belfast, is an Antebellum Classical Revival mansion at 401 High Street in Natchez, Mississippi. Built in the 1850s, it is one of the most opulent antebellum mansions to survive in the southeastern United States. It i ...

William Johnson House (Natchez, Mississippi) The William Johnson House, 210 State Street, in Natchez, Mississippi, was constructed in 1840 and was the residence of the free black man William Johnson. Known also as The Barber of Natchez, Johnson constructed his home from the bricks of ot ...

Winchester House (Natchez, Mississippi) Winchester House is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA. History Winchester House was built for Horace Gridley, a city alderman, from 1836 to 1838. It was acquired by Judge Josiah Winchester in 1854. It stayed in the Winchester family ...

Footnotes

External links

City of Natchez official website
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