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Nature Trail<br />
.43 miles<br />
South Trail<br />
1.64 miles<br />
Bluff Trail<br />
.78 miles<br />
North Trail<br />
1.35 miles<br />
St. Catherine<br />
Street Trail<br />
.85 miles<br />
Junkin St.<br />
Liberty St.<br />
Monmouth St.<br />
McCabe St.<br />
Mississippi River<br />
Silver St.<br />
Roth Hill Rd.<br />
11<br />
Jefferson St.<br />
1<br />
South Canal St.<br />
2<br />
12<br />
10<br />
Franklin St.<br />
Madison St.<br />
Monroe St.<br />
Commerce St.<br />
Union St.<br />
Main St.<br />
High St.<br />
State St.<br />
Rankin St.<br />
6<br />
Orleans St.<br />
Dr. MLK Jr. St.<br />
Shaw<br />
8<br />
9<br />
3 4 5 7<br />
4th St.<br />
Arlington St.<br />
St. Catherine St.<br />
Homochitto St.<br />
Auburn Ave.<br />
East Franklin St.<br />
John A. Quitman Blvd.<br />
John A. Quitman Blvd.<br />
Winchester St.<br />
7. The Joseph Stone House was built circa 1850 by<br />
David Stanton, whose brother Frederic built Stanton Hall.<br />
This property was originally built around the original<br />
billiard hall of The Elms. Acquired in 1877 by Joseph<br />
Newman Stone, it has remained in the Stone family for<br />
140 years, now operating with a bed & breakfast cottage<br />
on the grounds, featuring family portraits and antiques.<br />
8. Dr. John Banks House, was built in the Queen Anne<br />
style about 1890 and served as headquarters for the<br />
local chapter of the NAACP during the Civil Rights<br />
Movements. This house was name after Dr. Banks who<br />
was the first African American doctor in Natchez. In April<br />
of 2023, a Freedom Trail Marker was added to the site of<br />
the house.<br />
9. At the intersection of St. Catherine and Martin Luther<br />
King, Jr. Streets stands Zion Chapel African Methodist<br />
Episcopal Church. The church has played a very<br />
important role in Natchez history as its pastor Hiram R.<br />
Revels helped organize two regiments of the U.S. Colored<br />
Troops, was elected to the United States Senate, and<br />
served as the first president of Alcorn State University.<br />
10. Stanton Hall, built in the 1850s and now owned<br />
and preserved by the Pilgrimage Garden Club, is<br />
considered by many to be the grandest of the Natchez<br />
mansions. On the grounds of Stanton Hall is the famous<br />
Carriage House Restaurant, known for its fried chicken<br />
and tiny southern-style biscuits.<br />
11. The Proud to Take a Stand monument honors<br />
those Natchez-Adams County citizens who were<br />
wrongfully incarcerated in October 1965 for standing up<br />
for basic civil and voting rights. The monument has<br />
more than 400 names engraved into the marble, and<br />
more than 150 of those are names of the young men<br />
and women forced to the Mississippi State Penitentiary<br />
at Parchman. They became known as the survivors of<br />
what is called “The Parchman Ordeal.”<br />
12. End your walking tour at the Museum of African<br />
American History & Culture. The building was once a<br />
post office built in 1904 at the corner of Main and Wall<br />
Streets. The museum traces the history of African<br />
Americans in Natchez and the South. Guided tours<br />
are available.<br />
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