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Beauvoir Main Residence

Beauvoir is the historic post-war home and In the United States, the Presidential library system is a nationwide network of libraries administered by the Office of Presidential Libraries, which is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ...Presidential library of For other meanings of confederate and confederacy, see confederacy (disambiguation) National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Largest...Confederate President Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American soldier and politician. ...Jefferson Davis located at Biloxi and Mississippi coast The city derived its name originally from the Biloxi, a native American tribe: Biloxi (Tribe) Biloxi is a city located in Harrison County, Mississippi. ...Biloxi, Mississippi.

Description

Beauvoir is the retirement home of Confederate President Jefferson F. Davis. The compound consists of approximately 500 acres (2 km²) located in Biloxi, Mississippi across US Highway 90 from Biloxi Beach. "Beauvoir" means "beautiful view".

The compound consists of a Louisiana raised cottage-style residence, a botanical garden, a former Confederate veterans home, a modern gift shop, a Civil War museum, the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library, and various outbuildings, and a historic Confederate cemetery which includes the Tomb of the Unknown Confederate Soldier.

The house is surrounded with cedars, oaks and magnolia trees and has an orange grove behind it. The home faces the Gulf of Mexico and Spanish moss hangs from many of the large old hardwoods.

Oyster Bayou, a freshwater lake once connected directly to Mississippi Sound runs across the property behind the main house. The lake is fed by a natural spring that lies on the grounds. The northwest portion of the estate is the site of a pre-urban hardwood forest with an environment similar to what existed in the area during the 1800's. Proposals currently call for restoration of Oyster Bayou to its original environmental state.

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Jefferson Davis Presidential Library

History

Beauvoir was built by James Brown, a planter and entrepreneur in 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...1848. In 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...1873 the home was sold to Frank Johnston and soon thereafter to Sarah Anne Ellis Dorsey. Dorsey was a novelist and intellectual from Natchez is a city located in Adams County, Mississippi. ...Natchez, Mississippi who was a staunch southern partisan. Dorsey lived in the home with her half-brother Beauvoir Dorsey and invited Jefferson Davis to live at Beauvoir and write his memoir The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government.

Davis accepted Dorsey's invitation and moved into the Library Pavilion on the estate grounds in 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...1877 with his wife Varina Davis. Davis arranged to purchase the property in 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...1879 but Dorsey died before the sale and left the estate to Davis in her will. Davis and his wife moved into the house proper along with their two daughters. Davis lived in the home until his death in December of 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...1899. Varina Davis remained on the property for a short time while she wrote her book Jefferson Davis: A Memoir. She and her daughter Winnie moved to This is an article about New York City; see also NYC, New York, and New York, New York. ...New York City in 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...1891.

Jefferson Davis left the estate to his daughter Winnie. But on her death the ownership of the property reverted to Varina who sold much of the property to the Mississippi Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is a fraternal organization open to male descendents (lineal and collateral) of soldiers who fought for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. ...Sons of Confederate Veterans in Events January-April January 28 - The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. ...1902 for use as a memorial to her husband and as the location of home for Confederate veterans and widows. A dozen barracks buildings, a hospital, and a chapel were built behind the home and approximately 2,000 veterans and their families lived in the home at one time or another during its existence. from 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ...1903 to 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...1957.

In 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...1941 the Confederate cemetery and main house opened for tours. Eventually a Confederate Museum was opened on the site. Over the next few years a Jefferson Davis Gallery and gift shop were opened and the Tomb of the Unknown Confederate Soldier was established on the grounds.

In 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...1969 the home survived the onslaught of Hurricane Camille in the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Camille was a Category 5 hurricane that struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast region on the 17th and 18th of August 1969. ...Hurricane Camille due to its construction and materials. The home did experience extensive flooding and a major fundraising and restoration effort was required.

In 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ...1997 the Mississippi Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans opened the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library which contains the personal library and papers of Jefferson Davis, a biographical exhibit, and a theater and lecture hall.

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Oyster Bayou on the Beauvoir Grounds

Collections

The Jefferson Davis Presidential Library maintains a collection of 6,500 books on Pre-Colonial America For details, see the main Pre-Colonial America article. ...United States history, southern history, and history of the The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly_formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ...American Civil War. The library also maintains collections of photographs, personal letters, manuscripts, envelopes, postcards, newspaper clippings, records of Confederate heritage organizations such as the The United Confederate Veterans, also known as the UCV, was a veterans organization for former Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War, and was equivalent to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) which was the organization for Union veterans. ...United Confederate Veterans and the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) is a fraternal organization open to male descendents (lineal and collateral) of soldiers who fought for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. ...Sons of Confederate Veterans, and records from the Veterans home that once was present on the grounds.

Activities

Several annual events are held each year including the Spring Pilgrimage in March, Confederate Memorial Day in April, The Fall Muster in October, and Candlelight Christmas in December.

Visitors to the site are presented with a biographical film on the life of Jefferson Davis narrated by an actor portraying Davis's long_time friend, Iowa Senator, George Wallace Jones (April 12, 1804 _ July 22, 1896) was one of the first two United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846. ...George Wallace Jones.

Designations

The home and grounds are listed on the The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...National Register of Historic Places. Beauvoir is also designated as a The USS Arizona Memorial. ...National Historic Landmark and a Mississippi Historical Landmark.

Beauvoir is also the name of several The commune is an administrative division of France. ...communes of France _ Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...France:

• Beauvoir, in the Manche is a French département in Normandy named after La Manche (the sleeve), which is the French name of the English Channel. ...Manche The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ...département
• Beauvoir, in the Oise is a département in the north of France named after the Oise River. ...Oise département
• Beauvoir, in the Seine_et_Marne is a French département, named after the Seine and the Marne rivers, and located in the Île_de_France région. ...Seine_et_Marne département
• Beauvoir, in the Yonne is a French département named after the Yonne River. ...Yonne département