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Public Meeting for Meriwether Lewis Exhibits

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Date: December 1, 2011
Contact: Visitor Center Staff, 800-305-7417

TUPELO, MS - The National Park Service announces a public meeting and invites your input on the new exhibits to be installed at the Meriwether Lewis Site at milepost 386 of the Natchez Trace Parkway. The meeting will be held on Thursday, December 15, 2011, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Hohenwald Depot in Hohenwald, TN. This presentation will include newly developed drafts of both the design and text for the exhibits. Natchez Trace Parkway rangers will be available throughout the length of the meeting to accept public comments on the exhibit plan. The Hohenwald Depot is located at 112 East Main Street, Hohenwald, TN. For more information about this public meeting, please call the Parkway Visitor Center at 1-800-305-7417.

Did You Know?

The Tennessee River along the Natchez Trace Parkway

George Colbert operated a stand and ferry to cross the Tennessee River and is rumored to have charged Andrew Jackson $75,000 to ferry his army across the river.