List 8 Tourist Attractions in Natchez, Mississippi | Travel to United States

• Deer Island: Island off the coast of Biloxi, Mississippi.

• USS Cairo: Historic warship in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

Mississippi Facts:

• The first female rural mail carrier in the United States was Mrs. Mamie Thomas. She delivered mail by buggy to the area southeast of Vicksburg in 1914.

• Mississippi is the birthplace of the Order of the Eastern Star.

• Natchez was settled by the French in 1716 and is the oldest permanent settlement on the Mississippi River. Natchez once had 500 millionaires, more than any other city except New York City.

• At Pascagoula the Ingalls Division of Litton Industries uses leading-edge construction techniques to build the United State Navy’s most sophisticated ships. At the state’s eight research centers programs are under way in acoustics, polymer science, electricity, microelectronics, hydrodynamics, and oceanography.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Location in the United States

31°18′57″N 89°18′31″W / 31.31583°N 89.30861°W / 31.31583; -89.30861Coordinates: 31°18′57″N 89°18′31″W / 31.31583°N 89.30861°W / 31.31583; -89.30861 Country United States State Mississippi Counties Forrest, Lamar Founded 1882 Incorporated 1884 Government