Mount Repose (Natchez, Mississippi) Explained

Mount Repose
Nearest City:Natchez, Mississippi
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Added:June 19, 1979
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[1] Mount Repose is a historic mansion in Pine Ridge, Adams County near Natchez, Mississippi, USA. Mount Repose was one of the girlhood homes of Elizabeth Bisland, the "Cosmopolitan" magazine correspondent who raced Nellie Bly, the reporter for the "World" newspaper, around the world in 1889 - 1890.

History

Mount Repose was built in 1824 for William Bisland, on lands granted his father, John Bisland, by Spanish Crown in 1782.[2] William's elder brother Peter built Mistletoe.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 19, 1979.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Goodman, Matthew . Eighty Days . Random House Publishing Group . 2013 . 9780345527264 . New York . 131–132 . English.
  2. Web site: Mount Repose, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Mount Repose. National Park Service. June 21, 2016.
  4. Web site: Mount Repose. National Park Service. June 21, 2016.

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