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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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Nashville to Tupelo, Miss., 222 miles, is one half of the winding, verdant, 444-mile-long All-American Road known as the Natchez Trace Parkway.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2022

“To physically complete the 444 miles of the Natchez Trace Parkway is sincerely such a feat.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022

“I was familiar with the lower Natchez Trace, but I was hearing it was really pretty in the northern part, close to the end,” Williams said.

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

Out on the Natchez Trace waiting for the command.

From The Cavalier by Cable, George Washington

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