Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Fort Rosalie Revisited
Fort Rosalie revisité
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 21, 2022
1. Fort Rosalie Revisited Marker
Inscription.
Fort Rosalie Revisited. Fort Rosalie revisité. , In 1940, Natchez native Jefferson Davis Dickson built a "reconstruction" of Fort Rosalie as a tourism attraction to appeal to the city's early automobile-driving visitors. A World War I flying ace and sports promoter, Dickson built several area tourist attractions designed to coincide with the Natchez Spring Pilgrimage, the city annual historic home tour that began in 1932. His replica of Fort Rosalie included a stockade, barracks, officers' quarters, storehouse, powder magazine and blacksmith shop, all built out of logs with little concern for historic accuracy but filled with artifacts from the state history museum. During World War II, Davis re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving as an aerial photographer but his plane went down over France in 1943. Subsequently, his tourist attractions deteriorated and today, only this log cabin that once served as Fort Rosalie's gift shop survives at the site., French Text , En 1940, Jefferson Davis Dickson, originaire de Natchez, a bâti une « reconstruction » de Fort Rosalie pour en faire une attraction touristique et plaire aux premiers visiteurs de la ville en conduite automobile. As de l'aviation et promoteur sportif de la Première Guerre mondiale, Dickson a construit plusieurs attractions touristiques dans la région conçues pour coïncider avec le pèlerinage de printemps de Natchez, la visite historique annuelle de la ville qui a débuté en 1932. La réplique de Fort Rosalie comprenait une palissade, des casernes, des quartiers d'officiers, un entrepôt, un magasin de poudre et un atelier de forgeron, tous construits en rondins avec peu de souci d'exactitude historique mais remplis d'artefacts du musée d'histoire de l'État. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Davis s'est réenrôlé dans I'US Air Force, servant de photographe aérien, mais son avion a coulé au-dessus de la France en 1943. Par la suite, ses attractions touristiques se sont détériorées et aujourd'hui, seule cette cabane en rondins qui servait autrefois de boutique à Fort Rosalie a survécu sur le site.
In 1940, Natchez native Jefferson Davis Dickson built a
"reconstruction" of Fort Rosalie as a tourism attraction to
appeal to the city's early automobile-driving visitors. A World
War I flying ace and sports promoter, Dickson built several area
tourist attractions designed to coincide with the Natchez Spring
Pilgrimage, the city annual historic home tour that began in
1932. His replica of Fort Rosalie included a stockade, barracks,
officers' quarters, storehouse, powder magazine and
blacksmith shop, all built out of logs with little concern for
historic accuracy but filled with artifacts from the state history museum.
During World War II, Davis re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Force,
serving as an aerial photographer but his plane went down over
France in 1943. Subsequently, his tourist attractions deteriorated
and today, only this log cabin that once served as Fort Rosalie's
gift shop survives at the site.
French Text En 1940, Jefferson Davis Dickson, originaire de Natchez, a bâti
une « reconstruction » de Fort Rosalie pour en faire une
attraction touristique et plaire aux premiers visiteurs de la ville
en conduite automobile. As de l'aviation et promoteur sportif
de la Première Guerre mondiale, Dickson a construit plusieurs
attractions touristiques dans la région conçues pour coïncider
avec le pèlerinage
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de printemps de Natchez, la visite historique
annuelle de la ville qui a débuté en 1932. La réplique de Fort
Rosalie comprenait une palissade, des casernes, des quartiers
d'officiers, un entrepôt, un magasin de poudre et un atelier de
forgeron, tous construits en rondins avec peu de souci
d'exactitude historique mais remplis d'artefacts du musée
d'histoire de l'État.
Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Davis s'est réenrôlé dans
I'US Air Force, servant de photographe aérien, mais son avion a
coulé au-dessus de la France en 1943. Par la suite, ses attractions
touristiques se sont détériorées et aujourd'hui, seule cette
cabane en rondins qui servait autrefois de boutique à Fort Rosalie
a survécu sur le site.
Erected by National Park Service, US Department of the Interior, Natchez National Historical Park.
Location. 31° 33.493′ N, 91° 24.515′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is on South Canal Street near D A Biglane Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Natchez MS 39120, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
