Oxford, Mississippi
Rowan Oak
On the eight day, let's visit the "Cultural Mecca of the South", Oxford Mississippi. Nestled in the hills of North Mississippi, Oxford is situated between Tupelo and the Mississippi Delta. It is home to writers such as William Faulkner and John Grisham. Let’s ride on the double decker bus to “Rowan Oak”. In 1930 William Faulkner purchased what was then known as, “The Bailey Place”, a large primitive Greek Revival house predating the Civil War and standing on four acres of cedars and hardwood. He was fascinated with its history, knowing that it was built in 1840, by Tennessean, Colonel Sheegog, who settled in Oxford, when it was a tiny frontier settlement. Faulkner renamed it “Rowan Oak.” Rowan Oak was the family home of the Faulkner's until 1962, the year Faulkner died. In 1972, Jill Faulkner Summers, sold the house to the University of Mississippi, so that it could be opened to the public, from all over the world to come and visit and learn more about her father's work. |
Univerisity of Mississippi
From Rowan Oak let’s stroll to The University of Mississippi, named as, "one of the most beautiful campuses in America", by Forbes Magazine. At the University Museum, let’s see the Robinson collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, The Millington-Barnard collection of 19th century Scientific instruments and Theora Hamblett collection of extensive folk art.
From Rowan Oak let’s stroll to The University of Mississippi, named as, "one of the most beautiful campuses in America", by Forbes Magazine. At the University Museum, let’s see the Robinson collection of Greek and Roman antiquities, The Millington-Barnard collection of 19th century Scientific instruments and Theora Hamblett collection of extensive folk art.