Bedford Plantation

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Bedford Plantation
Location Natchez, Mississippi
Area81 acres (33 ha)
Built1830 (1830)
NRHP reference No. 78001576 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 1978

The Bedford Plantation is a historic Southern plantation in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.

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Location

It is located on Canonsburg Road, off U.S. Route 61, to the North East of Natchez, Mississippi. [2] [3] [4] [5] Coles Creek runs alongside the plantation. [6]

History

The mansion on the plantation was built in the 1830s. [5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1978. [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. American Architects and Buildings: Bedford Plantation
  3. Federal Register, 1978, Volume 43, p. 40
  4. National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form
  5. 1 2 3 "gohistoric.com". Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  6. Google maps