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Arrival
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Weidmann's Restaurant
Relax and enjoy a delicious dinner in one of Meridian's locally owned restaurants. A unique dining experience. Menu and prices available upon request
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Meridian Symphony Orchestra
The MSO has successfully provided thrilling performances to the region for over 39 years, performed LIVE by a 75 member professional symphony orchestra. Admission is charged for MSO events. Please check MSO schedule for performances.
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7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Meridian Little Theater
The MLT has performed for over 65 years and will delight visitors this season with performances of well-known musicals and dramas. Admission is charged for MLT events. Please check MLT schedule for performances.
Overnight at one of Meridian's
29 hotels.
Day 2
8:00 am - 9:00 am Breakfast
Enjoy a continental breakfast at the hotel or dine at one of our many local restaurants.
9:15am- 10:15 am Merrehope/F.W. Williams Home
Merrehope is a stately 20-room Victorian mansion, restored and furnished by Meridian Restorations Foundation, Inc. It features unusual woodwork, handsome columns, mantels and stairway. Original part of the home was used as headquarters for confederate General Leonidas Polk and was spared by Union General William T. Sherman.
A major project of the Meridian Restorations Foundation, Inc., the F. W. Williams home was moved adjacent to Merrehope. It is an excellent example of Queen Anne Victorian, with stained glass, oak paneling, parquet floors and detailed gingerbread. Many original feature and antique furnishings. Admission to both houses: $10.00 per person (for groups of 10 or more).
www.merrehope.com
Extend your stay to include.....
10:30 am - 11:00 am Dentzel Carousel
In operation since 1909, this National Historic Landmark is the world's only two-row stationary Dentzel menagerie. Manufactured around 1895 by Gustav Dentzel of Philadelphia, Penn., the carousel features meticulously hand-carved animals of bass and poplar wood. Original oil paintings of museum quality adorn the top crown. Each piece has been restored to its original beauty. Admission: $1.00 per person.
11:00am - 11:30 am Rose Hill Cemetery
This historic cemetery contains the monuments of John Ball and Lewis Ragsdale, founders of the city of Meridian. It also contains the graves of the King and Queen of the Gypsies, Emil and Kelly Mitchell. There is a large mound that contains the remains of the confederate dead. Buried in the confederate Mound is Lt. Charles W. Read, regarded as the John Paul Jones of the confederacy. Admission: Free.
Departure
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