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| in 1716 the French built a fort on the bluffs of Natchez and named it Rosalie in honor of the Countess of Ponchartrain. In 1820 Peter Little, who came to Natchez from Pennsylvania at the age of 17, purchased a portion of that land on which to build his home. He decided to keep the name Rosalie to honor the fort and it's settlers. |
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