Natchez, Part 4

Sunday, September 22nd

Today was church in the morning.  We attended Trinity Episcopal Church on Commerce Street.  This is the oldest church in Natchez.  Four of the stained glass windows are not only original Tiffany windows, they were also installed by Mr. Tiffany himself.  Pictures of the windows can be seen here.

From there we drove out to the Natchez Trace Parkway.
 

 Various parts of the original Trace are still visible along the Parkway.  The Trace was originally a series of trails used by local Native Americas, then became a trail north for people who had brought goods down the river to sell and were traveling home.

 Emerald Mound, the second largest Indian Mound in the United States.  The largest is found at the dig at Cahokia, across the Mississippi from St. Louis.

 The bluff on the left side of the photo contains soil that was deposited during the Ice Age, but has become eroded due to wind and rain.  This causes parts of the Trace to become sunken.

 
Mount Locust, an inn along the Trace.  It's located about 15 miles from Natchez, and housed travelers using the Trace to go north.

One of the rooms at Locust Point, complete with a set of child's dolls and a hat.

Implements and shoes/boots that would have been used in the 1800s by people staying at Locust Point.