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Location Overview
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| Natchez, city, seat of Adams County, southwestern Mississippi, on the bluffs above the Mississippi River; incorporated 1803. It is a shipping and manufacturing center situated in an area where cattle are raised and cotton, timber, petroleum, and natural gas are produced. Major products include tires, paper, metal items, textiles, processed food, and chemicals. Tourism is also important to the city's economy. Natchez is the site of the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, including burial mounds and a museum, and a number of fine antebellum homes. |
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