Here are photos of Port Gibson which had surprises for us. We were urged to see the old homes. However, when we arrived things evolved that we were introduced to a homey place of today....first delicious fried chicken dinner for 2.50 at the gas station home cooked by local women, then the charming downtown area with
a craft center and a bright mural done by the town youth depicting their conquest of goals. The old homes and churches were there too and showing signs of needing upkeep.
Many of them were bed and breakfast sites and historical venues. Signs on the street said SAVE CHURCH STREET! This is the area of the ante bellum homes deemed too beautiful to burn.
Next was taking in the Windsor Ruins... just outside of town on the Trace map
we inquired at Fire Station due to lack of signage. We were directed to " a very narrow road." Thankfully we did not encounter any cars going the opposite direction. We scratched and scraped low foliage for ten miles wondering if it
were the road to nowhere when we finally saw a sign beside a rather overgrown path... we had arrived! The ruins are of a large home that burned accidentally in 1890 and they are still grand.
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