http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Springfield-Plantation/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Mississippi , Springfield Plantation en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:28:21 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:28:21 UTC We drove the Natchez Trace from Jackson Mississippi to Springfield Plantation. It is 24 miles from Natchez. Springfield Plantation was built in 1790 and is the oldest grand plantation house in this area.Here in 1791 Andrew Jackson was married to Rachel Robards an event which made Springfield the setting for one of early Americarsquos most famous and later tragic stories of love and devoti http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Mississippi/Springfield-Plantation/blog-116799.html