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07/23/2009 -
2009 Angels on the Bluff - Fascinating Characters
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The Natchez City Cemetery Association invites you to join us for our 10th anniversary tour. This annual fundraiser brings many of our interesting residents to life with small vignettes during the evening called Angels on the Bluff. You really shouldn’t miss this year’s line up.
Your evening starts at the Natchez Visitors Center where you will board a bus at your reserved time. Our dedicated and highly informed guides will ride with you and your group to the cemetery. At the cemetery you will be led through candlelit avenues by specially trained cemetery guides. Besides our character’s presentations you will learn other interesting facts along the way of this year’s route.
At the cemetery you will be introduced to some fascinating characters. It is my pleasure to introduce this year’s roster.
Louis Winston and Isaac Hathaway---Mr. Winston was born in 1844, a free man of color who was the son of a prominent planter. He became a successful attorney and served as Circuit Clerk of Adams County for 20 years. Oddly enough he also served as a confederate soldier. His bronze bust was sculpted by the artist, Isaac Hathaway. Mr. Hathaway was America’s first, Great African American Sculptor.
Reverend Joseph Buck Stratton---Reverend Stratton was minister of the First Presbyterian Church from 1843 until 1902. His diary is studied today as a tool for understanding the life of our town during those early years.
Hunter Course---A young man of 19 years who was killed in an “affray” on Main Street in 1855. The story of this event is told by John Randolph Calvert, an ancestor of the man who shot and killed Mr. Course.
Riverboat Gambler Quartet---This group led by Terry Trovato will entertain you on Steamboat Lane near the resting place of Dr. Thomas H. Gandy, the conservator of the famous Norman Collection of Photographs.
Clara Lowenburg Moses---This fascinating woman is buried high on Jewish hill overlooking the Mississippi River. She descended from one of Natchez’s oldest Jewish families and into a life of economic means that brought opportunity as well as restriction.
T. Otis Baker---Mr. Baker was a lawyer in Natchez. He also served as captain of Company A, Tenth Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, and was wounded in the battles of Shiloh and Atlanta during the Civil War. Mr. Baker was the only Commander the United Confederate Veterans of Natchez ever had. Rusty Jenkins will bring this character to life.
S. Quinn Boothe----Mr. Boothe was the father of one of the young girls that died in the Natchez Drug Co. explosion in 1908. Hear his side of the tragedy and see up close the monument to five young girls known as the Turning Angel. Veteran actor Sam Jones will captivate you with this tale.
Come join the Natchez City Cemetery Association for a delightful evening on Friday and Saturday nights, November 6 and 7, from 5:00 to 8:00pm. It is likely an evening you won’t forget!!
A TICKET IS A MUST! Reserve yours at the Natchez Visitors Center by calling 601-446-6345 for reservations. All tickets are $15.00. Ticket sales begin August 1, 2009. Historically, the tickets sell out early. DON’T FORGET YOURS!!!!!
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