Sunken Trace

This is a section of the deeply eroded or sunken "old trace." The sign leading into this area asks you to imagine as you walk along the trace how the conditions would have been in the 1800's. There would have been many hardships on the 500 mile journey. These would have included: heat, mosquitos, poor food, hard beds (if any), disease, swollen rivers and swamps.Injury for the lone traveler could end in disaster.

Natchez Trace Parkway: Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee

April 12th 2007
Natchez Trace Parkway: Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee We leisurely drove the Parkway. The speed limit is 50 miles an hour. There are no stop lights or stop signs. There are no billboards. There is just lots of greenery and it’s an entirely different view from most roads. It’s RV friendly with loops that make it possible to pull-off and re-enter without backing up, so we could stop at various ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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