Back in time

Published 11:14 pm Friday, June 15, 2012

Tia Patrick, 13, above left, and Brianna Smith, 17, walk past a model of the famous race between the Robert E. Lee and Natchez steamboats in 1870, while touring the Old Depot Museum Friday afternoon. The museum was open for business Friday, but a grand opening is scheduled for July. Tia is the daughter of Chuck and Barbara Patrick, and Brianna is the daughter of Cheryl and Billy Smith. At right, William Moore, 14, the son of William Moore Sr. and Tanya Moore, walks down an aisle lined with Mississippi-related model warships.

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