Natchez Local Customs

In Mississippi you may notice cars with bumper stickers saying :

" Eat More Possum ".
which is interesting .

Also. You may notice that "Grits " are on menus in restaurants . If they are , order "Grits ". If you want to learn more about grits just Google " Quaker Grits" and they will explain everything .

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	Pilgrimage

Updated By Helga67

on May 18, 2003

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Antebellum house in Natchez

Every year, about thirty antebellum mansions, many of them private residences, open their doors to visitors during a five-week Pilgrimage every Spring and Fall.
Listen to the stories these venerable historic houses tell. Guided tours are conducted daily by hoopskirted hostesses who interpret the rooms, furnishings and history of each house.

Website: www.natchezpilgrimage.com

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	History

Updated By Helga67

on May 16, 2003

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City of Natchez

Natchez is the oldest civilized settlement on the Mississippi river - older by two years than New Orleans. For centuries, it was inhabited by prehistoric Indians and later by the Natchez Indians. The first 'white' men arrived in 1716.

In 1798, Natchez became the first capital of the Mississippi Territory, and in 1817, became the first capital of the new state of Mississippi. The city boomed in the first half of the 19th century with the exportation of tons of cotton by steamboat - cotton grown on plantations in Mississippi and across the river in the rich Louisiana lowlands.

Enormous fortunes were made from the area's natural resources: the land and the river. Cotton was king, money was plentiful and men spent it - particularly on dazzling mansions filled with the finest furnishings money could buy.

Today , Natchez is one of the most desirable small cities in the United States.

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	Support the troops

Updated By Helga67

on May 17, 2003

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Yellow Ribbon

We were in Natchez during the War in Iraq. In many places, we saw yellow ribbons and US flags hanging outside around a tree or a fence or whatever was available. It is an American custom of showing their sympathie and support to the troops.

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	Climate

By keeweechic

on October 11, 2002

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Winter months are usually mild with cold spells of short duration, with an average temperature of 53F. The summer months are warm, with an average temperature of 80F.