Saragossa
National Register of Historic Places

Saragossa

Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
Listed
November 24, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
80002196

About this property

Saragossa was a plantation in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. It is located on Saragossa Road in Natchez, Mississippi. The plantation was established in 1823 by Stephen Duncan (1787-1867), the wealthiest cotton planter and the second largest slaveowner in the Antebellum South. Cotton was the main cash crop grown here. In 1835, William St. John Elliot, who also owned D'Evereux, purchased the plantation. In 1849, it was purchased by William G. Conner, who sold it back to Elliot in 1852. That same year, in 1852, it was purchased by Winfield Gibson. Three years later, in 1855, it was purchased by Caroline Williams, who bequeathed it to her daughter, Anna (Williams) Smith, and her son-in-law, Walton Pembroke Smith. It then stayed in the Smith family until the 1970s. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 24, 1980. Media related to Saragossa Plantation at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
31.49171, -91.40173

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Saragossa listed on the National Register?

Saragossa was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Saragossa?

Saragossa is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Saragossa?

The period of significance for Saragossa is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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