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.
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