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Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield SiteArtillery facing the Cross Roads as it did on June 10, 1964.
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Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
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The Brice's Crossroads Visitor and Interpretive Center is an excellent place to see exhibits and learn more about the battle.

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The Brice's Crossroads Visitor and Interpretive Center has a large collection of artifacts from the battle.

The grounds of the Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site are open during daylight hours everyday of the year. The Brice's Crossroads Visitor and Interpretive Center (operated by the Brices Cross Roads National Battlefiled Commission) is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The center is closed on Mondays and most major holidays and can be reached at 662-365-3969.

The National Park Service administers the national battlefield site through the Natchez Trace Parkway.  Since there are no visitor facilities at the battlefield site, visitors are welcome to learn more about the battlefield at the Parkway Visitor Center, located 15 miles south of Brices Cross Roads in Tupelo, located on the Natchez Trace Parkway at Milepost 266.  The Visitor Center is open every day of the year except December 25, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Central Time). The Natchez Trace Parkway can be reached at 800-305-7417.

Fishwheel on Copper River  

Did You Know?
The fishwheel, today a common means of harvesting salmon on Alaska’s Copper River, first appeared in North America in Eastern North Carolina, where it was used to catch shad on the Roanoke and Pee Dee Rivers.

Last Updated: July 30, 2006 at 16:39 EST