About this property
Natchez National Historical Park interprets and preserves the history of Natchez, Mississippi, and is managed by the National Park Service. Fort Rosalie preserves the site of an eighteenth-century French colonial fortification. It was later renamed "Fort Panmure" and later passed successively under British, Spanish, and United States control. The fort site is open to the public. The William Johnson House preserves the home of William Johnson, a free Black barber and businessman in nineteenth-century Natchez whose diary has been published. Melrose was the plantation estate of John T. McMurran, a lawyer, state senator, and planter who lived in Natchez from 1830 until the American Civil War. Forks of the Road Market is the site of the second-largest domestic slave market in the Deep South between 1832 and 1863. This unit of the park opened in an official ceremony on June 18, 2021. Both the Melrose and the William Johnson houses contain furnishings related to life in antebellum Natchez, as well as other exhibits. The collection at Melrose's two-story Greek Revival house and quarters used by enslaved people include painted floor cloths, mahogany, a punkah, a set of Rococo Revival parlor furniture, a set of Gothic Revival dining room chairs, and bookcases with books dating to the 18th century. These objects were collected from families in the Natchez area, including the McMurran family. The collection in the Johnson house includes artifacts associated with Johnson's household and personal life. Archaeological artifacts found in the park are also on display.
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When was Natchez National Historical Park listed on the National Register?
Natchez National Historical Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 6, 1988.
What type of historic resource is Natchez National Historical Park?
Natchez National Historical Park is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Natchez National Historical Park?
The period of significance for Natchez National Historical Park is recorded as the pre_contact era.
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