On Jefferson College Street near U.S. 61, on the right when traveling north.
Here, on April 22, 1815, over 200 citizens of the Old Natchez District entertained General Andrew Jackson on his return from the victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815. — — Map (db m105788) HM
On Jefferson College Street north of U.S. 61, on the right when traveling north.
Scientist-historian (1803-51). Lived ¼ mi. S.E. Research on yellow fever brought first quarantine in Old S.W. at Natchez, 1844. Author of scholarly book on the discovery and settlement of Mississippi Valley. — — Map (db m105397) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 5.1), 3.3 miles south of U.S. 61. Reported missing.
First school for women chartered by Mississippi Legislature located here. Elizabeth Roach led in organization. School was important from 1818-1843. — — Map (db m87231) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 5.1), 3.3 miles south of U.S. 61.
The Natchez Trace was still active and Mississippi had just become a state when the Elizabeth Female Academy opened its doors in November of 1818. Much can be learned about the culture of early Mississippi here in the community of Washington. As the . . . — — Map (db m87232) HM
On Foster Mounds Road, 0.5 miles south of Steam Plant Road, on the right when traveling north.
Foster Mounds consists of two mounds located on either end of a large village or plaza. Mound A was built in four stages during the Plaquemine Period, sometime after AD 1400. Its original size and shape have been modified to accommodate the late . . . — — Map (db m105230) HM
On Jefferson College Street north of U.S. 61, on the right when traveling north.
N. 200 yd. Founded 1802. Mississippi's oldest school. Received the first charter to be conferred for any purpose by legislature of Mississippi Territory. — — Map (db m105790) HM
On U.S. 61 at Assembly Street, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 61.
Built ca. 1801 and operated as a tavern by
Charles De France and Richard Fletcher,
the two-story, wood frame building
that stood here housed Mississippi's
territorial legislature from at least 1808
to 1811. At the time, Washington was . . . — — Map (db m136948) HM
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 5.1), 3.3 miles south of U.S. 61.
First women’s college in America chartered on Feb. 17, 1819 to confer degrees on women. Named in honor of Elizabeth Roach, through whose generosity the College was made possible. Audubon was on the faculty. — — Map (db m87235) HM
After independence, the United States faced a challenge. Many remote, frontier emigrants lived in the shadow of the French or Spanish empires in North America.
In the Old Southwest, the Jefferson Administration threw a communication lifeline to . . . — — Map (db m244203) HM
On Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 8.7), 0.5 miles north of Blues Highway (U.S. 61), on the right when traveling north.
By 1810, most travelers along the Natchez Trace were Kaintucks
heading home.
Kaintucks – farmers and boatmen from the Ohio and
Mississippi river valleys – floated crops and other goods
to market in New Orleans or the bustling, edgy river . . . — — Map (db m244210) HM
On Old N Street at Court Street, on the left when traveling east on Old N Street.
Originally the home of Washington physician John C. Inge, the school purchased this frame building in 1842 for $1,350 to house the college president. — — Map (db m105846) HM
On Jefferson College Street north of U.S. 61, on the right when traveling north.
Territorial capital 1802-17. Statehood constitutional convention held here in 1817. Legislature met here until 1820. During its great days, it was known as the "Versailles" of the territory. — — Map (db m105353) HM
On U.S. 61 at Morgantown Road, on the left when traveling west on U.S. 61.
Site of first Methodist camp meeting in state, Dec. 14-17, 1804. Led by Learner Blackman, Nathan Barnes, Lorenzo Dow, and Randal Gibson. — — Map (db m105847) HM
