Place

Old Trace, Milepost 221.4

Brown painted sign with yellow letters tells about Old Trace at this particular location.
Old Trace at Milepost 221.4 on the Natchez Trace Parkway

NPS Photo

Quick Facts
Location:
Natchez Trace Parkway, Milepost 221.4
Significance:
Old Natchez Trace

Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Parking - Auto

Preserved here is a portion of a nearly 200 year old postal road, the Old Natchez Trace. Maintaining this 500 mile long wilderness road in the early 1800s was a difficult if not hopeless task.

As you look or walk down this sunken trace section nor the large trees growing on the edge of the section we clear today. These trees are mute testimony to the endless struggle between man to alter and change, and nature to reclaim, restore and heal.

Natchez Trace Parkway

Last updated: January 15, 2021