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Natchez Trace Parkway
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The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 715 km long parkway. It is a parkway in the form of a limited-access two-lane road, located in the southeastern part of the United States. The southern end of the route meets the northeast of Natchez, Mississippi, at an intersection with Liberty Road; the northern end is northeast of Fairview, Tennessee, in the suburban community of Pasquo, Tennessee, at an intersection with Tennessee 100. The road connects the cities of Nashville, Tennessee, Natchez, Mississippi, via Jackson and Tupelo, Mississippi, and Florence in northwestern Alabama. The maintenance of the road is done by the National Park Service, and has been designated as an All-American Road. The purpose of the road is to immortalize the original route of the Natchez Trace
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During the Great Depression the road was one of the many projects of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The road was first proposed by the U.S. Congressman Thomas Jefferson Busby of Mississippi, in order to tribute the original Natchez Trace. Construction of the Parkway started in the year 1939 and it was done by the supervision of the National Park Service. Total length of this place encompasses more than 45,000 acres and the construction of the towering Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge in Williamson County, Tennessee, completed in 1994.
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a home to several historical sites, like:
- Meriwether Lewis Museum
- Mount Locust stand
- Ridgeland Crafts Center
- The town of Rocky Springs
- The Rocky Springs Methodist Church
- Cypress Swamp
- Ackia Battleground National Monument
- Meriwether Lewis Park
- Meriwether Lewis National Monument
Visiting the Natchez Trace Parkway means that rejuvenating the nostalgic feeling inside. Walking through this path you will find that the nostalgia is buzzing around your ears. Visiting the notable tourist sites of this place means you will be overwhelmed by the memories of the sacrifices of the national heroes.
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