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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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To keep track, I used the NPS trip planner, which offers a complex history of the Natchez Trace.

From New York Times Nov. 1, 2022

“He wanted to ride a bicycle the length of the Natchez Trace Parkway, 444 miles. We thought, `What in the world?’

From Seattle Times Nov. 5, 2021

But feeling strong and wanting to promote a cause, his trek on the Natchez Trace is a fundraiser for people with cancer and those affected by it.

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

Though few Europeans had made this laborious journey before 1800, the Natchez Trace had been for many years the land route of thousands of returning rivermen who had descended the Mississippi in flatboat and barge.

From The Paths of Inland Commerce; a chronicle of trail, road, and waterway by Archer Butler Hulbert

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