Friday, March 18, 2022

Natchez Bluff at Madison and Broadway Selected as Site for Natchez U.S. Colored Troops Monument

The Board approved the site contingent upon approval of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and the Natchez Preservation Commission.
 
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The Natchez Bluff, at the corner of Madison and Broadway streets, has been selected as the site for the Natchez U.S. Colored Troops Monument. In a unanimous vote Friday, March 11, 2022, the Natchez Board of Aldermen approved the location following a recommendation by the Natchez U.S. Colored Troops Monument Committee.

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