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Photographs courtesy The Natchez Pilgrimage
IMPOSING MONTEIGNE, above, matches its stately grandeur with gardens famous for their roses, camellias and azaleas. Bizarre Longwood, built in the Moorish style, is as unfinished today as when war came to the South.
grandeur of a bygone day, will find themselves slipping quietly back into that mellow, halcvon era.
TOURS ARRANGED The main attractions of the Pilgrimage are, of course, the fabulous mansions and gracious homes built in the early years of Natchez's stirring history. The wonderful thing about these houses is that they are still very livable and are in fact still lived in, in many cases by descendants of the original owners and builders. Tours are so arranged that within the space of three days thirty three houses may be visited, there being two tours a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Naturally you are welcome to stay much longer than the three davs, if you wish, and take the tours at your leisure.
MOVIE MAKERS WELCOME Movie makers will find here a veritable treasure of cinematic material. Filmers have always been especially welcome to Natchez, and every consideration is afforded them to insure an enjoyable [Continued on page 70]
Grande Dame of the Deep South,
Natchez opens her warm heart
and her wondrous homes
during the annual Pilgrimage
GRACIOUS LADIES and demure children, all in ante-bellum costumes, add human interest to your pilgrimage pictures. Setting is Connelly's Tavern.
SEVERE CHEROKEE, first begun in 1794, achieves its beauty through simplicity of line and mass. The Greek Revival portico was added in 1818.