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It has been aptly called the Parthenon of the Old South. Built
on the eve of the American Civil War by planter Smith Coffee Daniell,
II, the stately Greek Revival mansion survived the war only to be
destroyed by an accidental fire in 1890. All that now stands on
the site just north of Port Gibson are twenty-three fluted columns
crowned with elegant iron Corinthian capitals. The stark beauty
of the once grand house echoes the faded glory of the Old South.
 You can still see this site now administered by the Mississippi
Department of Archives. It offers visitors a rare glimpse back to
a time when Cotton was king, and when the storm clouds of war finally
engulfed the society and culture of the Old South.
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