When Haller Nutt started building Longwood ... plantation owner, his wife and 12 children. The antebellum octagonal mansion held promise to be one of the most distinguished homes in Natchez ...

This year, guests can choose between a “Private Homes” ticket or an upgraded option that includes access to Stanton Hall and ...

The irony of it all is that Haller Nutt, whose life and plantation were ruined by Union soldiers, was a Union sympathizer. Longwood is just one of eight historic Natchez homes offering regular tours.

Stopping by Fat Mama's Tamales is a rite of passage in Natchez. 9. Visit King Cotton for a day. Don't care to visit an antebellum mansion? Then stop by Frogmore Cotton Plantation & Gins for a more ...

Today, Longwood in Natchez stands unfinished just as it did in 1862. "They began preparing the foundations in April 1860," said curator Jim Wade. "They'd pretty much gotten the exterior finished ...

Natchez was the largest slave-trading market in Mississippi before the Civil War, and one of the largest in the country. Today, the city is full of the former homes of plantation owners and their ...