The town is full of pre-Civil War era houses and plantations. We visited the house of a freed slave and barber named William Johnson, a military academy/college (Jefferson College), and the capital town of the Mississippi Territory. We ate in Natchez Under-the-Hill which is the ‘bad’ section of the town where brothels and taverns were located. We also toured the antebellum Melrose estate. By the way, we were hearing about the live oaks trees here. It was like “duh, I hope they’re live”. Turns out that it’s a variety like burr oak or pin oak.
We finished the day at Old South Winery. They make Muscadine wines, which are wines made from the local grape variety. They had a small tour plus a tasting. Perfect way to end the afternoon since all we wanted to do afterwards was take a nap.
They were filming a movie in Natchez. We couldn’t get very close for the actual filming, but could see much of the rehearsal portions. We watched for at least 30 minutes as they set-up, rehearsed in slow motion, rehearsed again, set-up some more, and finally shot a single scene with explosions and smoke. This is a small independent movie and not one you’ll see in big theaters. We heard it’s called “Rise Again” and will be a combination Civil War, vampire, and zombie movie. I love this!!!
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