Day 7: The End: Views of the Mississippi

 

Well we are on our way home. It has been a really fun trip and we really enjoyed our time on the Natchez Trace Parkway. If you ever want to experience what a country drive used to be like, the trace is the place to be. There are no semis and hardly any traffic. We saw more turkeys along the road than we did vehicles. It was a special trip - it was like being an explorer in a brand new world!

We are back in civilization now and I just took a few pictures of the sights along the Mississippi River today.

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Day 7: Stop 3: Mo's Bar & Grill

 

We stopped at Mo's Bar and Grill for lunch. We both had the ribs. If you ever get a chance to try out Mo's we can definitely recommend them. YUM!

Day 7: Stop 6: Emerald Mound (MP 103)

Emerald Mound is the second-largest Mississippian Period ceremonial mound in the United States. It is surpassed only by Monk’s Mound near Cahokia, Illinois. It was built and used between the years 1200 C.E. (current era) and 1730 C.E.. This 35-foot-high mound covers eight acres and measures 770 feet by 435 feet at its base. Two secondary mounds sit atop the primary mound, bringing the total height to approximately 60 feet. The larger one at the west end measures 190 feet by 160 feet by 30 feet high. Early records suggest there were six, smaller mounds located along the sides of the primary mound, but visual evidence of these smaller mounds has long since disappeared.

For more information on Emerald Mound at Mile Post 103, see: https://www.nps.gov/natr/learn/historyculture/emeraldmound.htm

Day 7: Stop 5: Natchez Cemetary

 

For more information on the Natchez City Cemetery, see:  https://www.natcheztracetravel.com/natchez-trace-mississippi/lorman-natchez-ms/natchez-mississippi/natchez-city-cemetery.html

Some graves in this cemetery date back to 1700's.

The Turning Angel

The Turning Angel monument overlooks five headstones, each with the same date of death. On March 14, 1908 there was an explosion at the Natchez Drug Company killing numerous people. The owner of the Natchez Drug Company was so devastated that he purchased a lot to bury his employees (as young as 12 years old) and he purchased this angel monument to place at their gravesite. The monument is called the ‘The Turning Angel’ because at night when cars drive by on Cemetery Road their headlights shine upon the monument and to some the angel appears to turn as their car passes by.

Day 7: Stop 4: Stanton Hall

This was another tour that we purchased at the Visitor Center. We parked outside the black wrought iron fence and walked up to the front porch. We waited on the front porch with the others who were taking the tour. 

We were then invited in and took the tour.  The home is an Antebellum Classical Revival mansion. It was built in the 1850's  and is one of the most opulent antebellum mansions to have survived the Civil War. It is a gorgeous mansion and it was nice to tour one that had survived in one piece.

For more information on Stanton Hall, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanton_Hall

They have a nice restaurant on the premises, however, it wasn't open while we were there.