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Natchez Trace

American  

noun

U.S. History.
  1. a road begun in 1806 between Natchez, Miss., and Nashville, Tenn.: about 500 miles (800 km) long.


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I got up early for a trip to the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center just north of town.

From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2022

He’ll be sitting atop a bike and cycling 444 miles Erase the Trace, a five-day ride along the Natchez Trace Parkway.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2022

They would ride two legs of the Natchez Trace Parkway.

From Washington Times ● May 1, 2021

Enormous numbers of vacationers take the Natchez Trace parkway, a 450-mile scenic drive extending all the way from central Tennessee to Natchez, Mississippi.

From The Guardian ● May 25, 2018

He was arrested last summer, on the Natchez Trace, and carried off to Washington.

From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Emerson Hough

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