Hours:
M – F 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Clinton Visitor Center
Hours:
M – F 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
The Clinton Visitor Center has the look and authentic charm of an 1800s-style farmhouse once located along the Natchez Trace Parkway. Come sit in our rocking chairs on the porch or walk the beautiful landscaped grounds. We invite you to stop by the center whether you are visiting the city, a newcomer, or a longtime resident.
Services:
The Clinton Visitor Center can provide a unique setting for a company training or civic group meetings. The meeting room provides a rental venue for events held during the weekdays. The meeting room is also the venue for musical jam sessions each weekend on Saturday and Sunday. See below for contact information to book the room.
Dr. Samuel Marshall Gore, internationally celebrated sculptor, has a masterpiece “Fallen Comrade” on the grounds of the Clinton Visitor Center. Gore’s rendering depicts two longtime Clinton friends, Marine Joe Albritton carrying the body of fellow Marine Homer Ainsworth from the battlefield during the Korean War.
Tour our museum and view a collection of civil war relics, artifacts of the POW Camp Clinton, and memorabilia from the early merchants in Olde Towne and Mississippi College.
The Little Free Library is a “take a book, leave a book” gathering place where you can share all types of literature. The Little free library was an Eagle Scout project.
The welcome area includes a gift shop that showcases the work of local artisans with products ranging from art prints, jewelry, woodwork, books, ceramics, civil war collectibles, Natchez Trace memorabilia, and delicious Mississippi specialty food products.
Our guests can access their personal email, research area maps and receive updated weather reports using a computer at the front desk. We also have wireless internet capabilities which guests are welcome to access with their personal computers.
The Arts Council of Clinton and the Junior Civic League commissioned and provided two large murals painted by Albert Smathers of Mississippi College, depicting scenes along the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Quilt enthusiasts will enjoy seeing the “Life in Mississippi” quilt made by a group of women who call themselves the Bookworm Stitchers and who meet each week at the Quisenberry Library.
The Clinton Visitor Center was designed by Belinda Stewart, an architect from Eupora, Mississippi, and has received many awards for the innovative design.
The Clinton Visitor Center building is constructed with period materials and architectural details including three porches and an old fashion dog trot or breezeway. Each brick is handmade and are the same bricks used on Thomas Jefferson’s home Monticello, and George Washington’s home Mt. Vernon. The cypress used for the porch posts and railings, the fireplace mantel, and the front desk was reclaimed from a century old sugar mill in South Louisiana.
The Walter Leake DAR chapter provided two benches for the front porch. The Master Gardeners have provided an 1800’s period garden with herbs and native plants. Boy Scout Eagle Projects have enhanced the exterior with benches, birdhouses, an arbor, and a Little Free Library. A Girl Scout Gold Award Project helped identify the plants and trees on the grounds.
The Clinton Visitor Center offers year-round entertainment and fun to visitors and residents alike. In addition to Friday Nights at Milepost 89, the weekend music scene covers all genres of music including folk, country, bluegrass, string band music, and gospel with performances on most Saturday mornings and every Sunday afternoon during the month. The center also hosts several events throughout the year for that are both informative and fun for the entire family. The Clinton Visitor Center is located at 1300 Pinehaven Road, at MILEPOST 89 on the Natchez Trace Parkway. For more details call 601.924.2221.
Settler’s Day at Milepost 89
Friday Nights at Milepost 89
Historical Presentations
Veterans Tribute
Weekend Music Scene
Walk of Honorees
The Clinton Visitor Center can provide a unique setting for a company training or civic group meetings. The meeting room provides a rental venue for events held during the weekdays. The meeting room is also the venue for musical jam sessions each weekend on Saturday and Sunday. See below for contact information to book the room.
Dr. Samuel Marshall Gore, internationally celebrated sculptor, has a masterpiece “Fallen Comrade” on the grounds of the Clinton Visitor Center. Gore’s rendering depicts two longtime Clinton friends, Marine Joe Albritton carrying the body of fellow Marine Homer Ainsworth from the battlefield during the Korean War.
Tour our museum and view a collection of civil war relics, artifacts of the POW Camp Clinton, and memorabilia from the early merchants in Olde Towne and Mississippi College.
The Little Free Library is a “take a book, leave a book” gathering place where you can share all types of literature. The Little free library was an Eagle Scout project.
The welcome area includes a gift shop that showcases the work of local artisans with products ranging from art prints, jewelry, woodwork, books, ceramics, civil war collectibles, Natchez Trace memorabilia, and delicious Mississippi specialty food products.
Our guests can access their personal email, research area maps and receive updated weather reports using a computer at the front desk. We also have wireless internet capabilities which guests are welcome to access with their personal computers.
The Arts Council of Clinton and the Junior Civic League commissioned and provided two large murals painted by Albert Smathers of Mississippi College, depicting scenes along the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Quilt enthusiasts will enjoy seeing the “Life in Mississippi” quilt made by a group of women who call themselves the Bookworm Stitchers and who meet each week at the Quisenberry Library.
The Clinton Visitor Center was designed by Belinda Stewart, an architect from Eupora, Mississippi, and has received many awards for the innovative design.
The Clinton Visitor Center building is constructed with period materials and architectural details including three porches and an old fashion dog trot or breezeway. Each brick is handmade and are the same bricks used on Thomas Jefferson’s home Monticello, and George Washington’s home Mt. Vernon. The cypress used for the porch posts and railings, the fireplace mantel, and the front desk was reclaimed from a century old sugar mill in South Louisiana.
The Walter Leake DAR chapter provided two benches for the front porch. The Master Gardeners have provided an 1800’s period garden with herbs and native plants. Boy Scout Eagle Projects have enhanced the exterior with benches, birdhouses, an arbor, and a Little Free Library. A Girl Scout Gold Award Project helped identify the plants and trees on the grounds.
The Clinton Visitor Center offers year-round entertainment and fun to visitors and residents alike. In addition to Friday Nights at Milepost 89, the weekend music scene covers all genres of music including folk, country, bluegrass, string band music, and gospel with performances on most Saturday mornings and every Sunday afternoon during the month. The center also hosts several events throughout the year for that are both informative and fun for the entire family. The Clinton Visitor Center is located at 1300 Pinehaven Road, at MILEPOST 89 on the Natchez Trace Parkway. For more details call 601.924.2221.
Settler’s Day at Milepost 89
Friday Nights at Milepost 89
Historical Presentations
Veterans Tribute
Weekend Music Scene
Walk of Honorees
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