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About Natchez Mississippi

Established first as a French fort site overlooking the Mississippi River in 1716, then laid out as a new town by the Spanish in the 1790s, Natchez became part of the United States with the establishment of the Mississippi Territory in 1798 and served as the first capital for the new State of Mississippi in 1817.

Mild climate and rich soil brought planters to the area, who made their fortunes in cotton and slaves and built one of the South's most charming cities. A place resplendent with natural beauty, Natchez is perched over 200 feet above the Mississippi River, with 30-mile views along the river both north and south.

Dunleith Plantation Mississippi River Balloon Race
Dunleith Plantation
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Natchez News

The Natchez (Miss.) Democrat on a state education lottery: Is Mississippi ready to gamble with its future? The Legislature will decide, but maybe it's time to give the matter serious thought. Forty-three states and Washington, D.C., currently ...
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NATCHEZ, Miss. -- Mississippi's official tour guide will feature the familiar sight of hot-air balloons dancing across the Natchez sky on its cover. Officials tell the Natchez Democrat (http://bit.ly/xpbGhw) that cover photograph is an attention ...
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She is the granddaughter of Richard and Cora Olier of Natchez and Lorraine Waller and the late Douglas Waller of Vidalia. Joanna is a 2009 graduate of Cathedral High School and attends the University of Southern Mississippi majoring in ...
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JACKSON — The Natchez Democrat staff won 16 total awards, including five first-place awards and second in the overall advertising excellence category, at the Mississippi Press Association’s Mid-Winter Conference Better Newspaper Advertising ...
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NATCHEZ, Miss. - Sue Stedman, chairman of Natchez Inc. and vice president and sales manager for Crye-Leike Stedman Realtors, is a 2011 recipient of Entergy Mississippi Inc.'s Teamwork Mississippi Community Leadership Award. A major driving force in Natchez ...
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