Articles related to "Natchez"
Disaster in Natchez
Near Natchez some Indians come aboard the Roosevelt’s barge and demand whiskey. Sick fever strikes those aboard, and the barge nearly sinks.
• roosevelt
• natchez
• mississippi river
• indians
• ohio river
The Natchez Trace Parkway: Perfect for Slow Cruising
The Natchez Trace Parkway blends into the region’s bucolic natural setting as it winds casually for 450-miles from Nashville, Tennessee, to Natchez, Mississippi. It holds stories about heroes, leaders and outlaws, and was once the most heavily traveled byway in the Old Southwest. Don’t hurry when traveling on the Natchez Trace Parkway. This is a lazy road.
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• natchez
• trace
• parkway
• mississippi
• tennessee
Top Five Deadliest US Tornadoes
In the list of the deadliest tornadoes in America, here are the top five twisters which are ranked according to the number of deaths.
• top five most deadliest us tornadoes
• worst twisters recorded united states
• deadliest tornadoes america f5 f4 fujita scale
• top five twisters ranked number deaths
• missouri illinois indiana affected by tri-state to
The Antebellum Experience
The era immediately prior to the Civil War is one of America's best-preserved times. Here are some places you might want to visit if you ever get the Old South in your blood.
• civil war
• south
• antebellum
• plantations
• natchez
1946 Champ Assault Defied Injury
Crippled by a surveyor's stake as a yearling, Assault showed tenacity on the track, surprising his trainer, Max Hirsch, on the way to a Triple Crown title.
• 1946 kentucky derby
• 1946 preakness stakes
• 1946 belmont stakes
• assault
• warren mehrtens
Alligators and Catholics
An alligator makes repeated visits to the Roosevelt's barge. A French Catholic couple robs them of their sleep.
• roosevelt
• natchez
• mississippi river
• crucifix
• baton rouge
From Poverty to Painter
John James Audubon moves to Kentucky but lands in debtors' prison. He travels to Natchez and New Orleans.
• audubon
• american artist
• ornithologist
• america
• new orleans
Lydia in a World Gone Crazy
Lydia Roosevelt survives the devastating destruction caused by the New Madrid Earthquake. The steamboat New Orleans reaches New Orleans.
• roosevelt
• new madrid earthquake
• mississippi river
• tennessee
• alligators
The Roosevelts Reach New Orleans
The Roosevelts spend three bad nights in a Baton Rouge barroom before reaching New Orleans. Fulton and Livingston design them a steamboat.
• roosevelt
• natchez
• mississippi river
• indians
• ohio river
Myth and Folklore: Birthwort
Birthwort. The very name has the reek of folklore; a plant (‘wort’) useful in childbirth,
and perhaps other female conditions. Actually, it has had a much wider range of applications.
• myth and folklore: birthwort
• gregg m. pasterick
• wildflowers of north america
• botany
• biology
Ludwig Lew Wetzel Indian Fighter
In the 18th century Ohio frontier Ludwig "Lewis" Wetzel served as the boogeyman of the forests on his one-man revenge-fueled warpath
• obsession
• frontiersman ludwig wetzel
• lew wetzel
• lewis wetzel
• virginia colony
Varina Howell Davis
Some interesting facts about the First Lady of the Confederacy, Varina Howell Davis...from her early days in Mississippi to her last years in New York City.
• civil war
• jefferson davis
• mrs. jefferson davis
• varina howell davis
• natchez