Biloxi, Mississippi Page 3
Photos/text this page courtesy of William Bozic, Houston, TX

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(May 2010) Enlarge Jefferson Davis Presidential Library construction

  

(May 2010) Enlarge Newly Placed Jefferson Davis Statue and Beauvoir

      
 

(May 2010) Enlarge Beauvoir Historical Marker

  

(May 2010) Enlarge According to our tour guide, prior to purchasing the home, the future second owner of this home (Mrs. Dudley) is rumored to have walked from the back of the home to the front and when stepping out the front door Mrs. Dudley supposedly said "Beau Voir" -which translates to "Good View" in English. The name apparently stuck and this home is known as Beauvoir
 
The home was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and has recently been refurbished with some new discoveries made to more accurately depict the house. Our tour guide told us the Cedar doors in one room were originally painted, not stained, to appear as Oak. The doors later were painted white and the cover-up was discovered by paint experts involved in the restoration
     
 

(May 2010) Enlarge View from the reverse of the newly placed statue of Jefferson Davis with his son and adopted son. The view of the Gulf of Mexico is good
 

(May 2010) Enlarge This is the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis with his son and his adopted mixed-race son that was intended to be placed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans at Richmond. There is a long and controversial story about this statue not being placed at the intended site
 
Other than being smaller than life-size and lacking a proper pedestal that I would have preferred for artistic reasons, I could not find anything upsetting about the monument. With any artistic endeavor there are always people who differ in opinion, so from the photo perhaps the viewer can form his or her own opinion

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