Grand Village of the Natchez
Grand Village of the Natchez, also known as the Fatherland Site, is a 128.1-acre site encompassing a prehistoric indigenous village and earthwork mounds in present-day south Natchez, Mississippi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Heironymous Rowe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Natchez, United States of America
- Also known as: “Fatherland Mounds”, “Fatherland Site”, and “Grand Village of the Natchez Indians”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elms Court and Longwood.
Elms Court
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Elms Court is a historic mansion in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. Elms Court is situated 1 mile northwest of Grand Village of the Natchez.
Longwood
Building
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Longwood, also known as Nutt's Folly, is a historic antebellum octagonal mansion located at 140 Lower Woodville Road in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. Longwood is situated 2 miles northwest of Grand Village of the Natchez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Natchez and Vidalia.
Natchez
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0.
Natchez is a city near the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Mississippi. This historic town is perched on a high bluff above the Mississippi River 100 miles upriver from New Orleans.
Vidalia
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY 3.0.
Vidalia is a city in and the parish seat of Concordia Parish, Louisiana. It is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, across from Natchez, Mississippi.
Washington
Hamlet
Photo: NatalieMaynor, CC BY 2.0.
Washington is an unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. Located along the lower Mississippi, 6 miles east of Natchez, it was the second and longest-serving capital of the Mississippi Territory. Washington is situated 6 miles northeast of Grand Village of the Natchez.
Grand Village of the Natchez
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Adams, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.52433° or 31° 31′ 28″ northLongitude
-91.37928° or 91° 22′ 45″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Open location code
863CGJFC+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 357969164OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Grand Village of the Natchez” goes by many names.
- French: “Grand Village des Natchez”
- Italian: “Grande Villaggio dei Natchez”
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