Natchez National Historical Park
Natchez National Historical Park | |
U.S. National Historical Park | |
![]() Melrose, one of the sites preserved in the park | |
Location | Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA |
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Coordinates | 31°32′36″N 91°22′59″W / 31.54333°N 91.38306°W |
Area | 108.07 acres (0.4373 km2) |
Visitation | 206,624 (2011) |
Website | Natchez National Historical Park |
NRHP reference No. | 01000276[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 7, 1988 |
Natchez National Historical Park commemorates the history of Natchez, Mississippi, and is managed by the National Park Service.
The park consists of four separate sites:
Fort Rosalie is the site of a former fortification from the 18th century, built by the French. It was later renamed Fort Panmure and controlled in turn by Great Britain, Spain, and the United States. The fort site is open to the public.
The William Johnson House was the home of
Both Melrose and the William Johnson House contain furnishings related to life in
Legal history
The
Fort Rosalie was already included in the National Register as part of the 1972 NRHP-listed Natchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District; the William Johnson House, at 210 State St., is a few blocks from the Fort Rosalie site and is both separately NRHP-listed and also included in the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District. Melrose is located about two miles southeast of Fort Rosalie.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Places - Natchez National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)".
- ^ Mendoza, Brishette (July 3, 2021). "How a Slave Market Became a National Park Service Site". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.
External links
Media related to Natchez National Historical Park at Wikimedia Commons
- Official NPS website: Natchez National Historical Park