[wardaddy]

Boy, I know the Eugenia Phillips and that awful evil man General Butler story quite well.....it's SEARED in my memory...lol....she was a Belle Heroine!

There is a lot of old Jewish history in the old south....mostly Sephardic. I deer hunt near a sleepy old deep south town of Port Gibson Mississippi which was once a Planter's town and figured in Mark Twain's literature and boasted several old temples back in the old days. They are still there and there has been a movement afoot to preserve them both there and in the Delta region. The members have almost all moved on. That was a rare time when Jews were actually involved in agricultural and pastoral pursuits but now so many years later most have moved on to cities.

Port Gibson is all oaks and magnolias and spanish moss and rolling hills covered in kudzu....it reeks of Old South and a sense of sadness. It's one of my favorite places.

Here's a pic of the Windsor Ruins....Twain used Windsor as a landmark during his steamboat days:(interesting link on that pic btw)

[WKB]

The only vivid memory I have of Port Gibson
Is getting a speeding ticket for doing 42 in a 35 in 1977.
I did not have the $14.00 on me and they would not
take a check. So they took me to the police station
I took a sick wife and two snotty nosed crying younguns
in with me.
After about 15 minutes one cop said
"That check better be good" End of story

[dixiechick2000]

"There is a lot of old Jewish history in the old south...."



There most definately is. Meridian has a large Jewish
community. They are the pillars of society, are involved
in the community, and are very nice people. Too bad that
they are politically deluded. They vote overwhelmingly
for the 'Rats. Good thing that, in Mississippi, it won't
make a difference in who wins the state, and the electoral
votes.

What a beautiful pic, wardaddy. I haven't been in that
area in many years. Your description of it is perfect.

[onyx]

That's a beautiful pic of Windsor Riuns.
I'll be living pretty close to Port Gibson.
dck2, that new guy, (whatshisname?) said he
lives in Port Gibson.