Natchez Trace a reminder of history

Dayton Daily News;  August 16, 2007 ;     471 words ......wilderness that came to be called the Natchez Trace. Trace is an ancient French word meaning...or buying a horse and riding, the Natchez Trace to Nashville, then taking more established...1900s to raise awareness of the old Natchez Trace and its historical importance. In 1937...

Natchez Trace Parkway finally complete; The southern trail is a relaxing...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  June 12, 2005 ;     700+ words ...FRENCH CAMP, Miss. - The meandering Natchez Trace winds through lush forests and expansive...was finally completed. Work on the Natchez Trace Parkway began in 1938. The last two...Presidential Design Award in 1995. The Old Natchez Trace was a series of paths trampled into...

Natchez Trace ceremony planned. (Strictly Business).(contract awarded for...

Mississippi Business Journal;  August 19, 2002 ;     248 words ......construction of the last 8.7 miles of the Natchez Trace Parkway into Natchez. And the event...National Park Service, according to Natchez Trace Parkway superintendent Wendell Simpson...is invited to attend. In 1938, the Natchez Trace Parkway was established as a unit of...

Natchez Trace a scenic bridge to past

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  June 12, 2005 ;     700+ words ...FRENCH CAMP, Miss. -- The meandering Natchez Trace winds through lush forests and expansive...was finally completed. Work on the Natchez Trace Parkway began in 1938. The last two...Presidential Design Award in 1995. The Old Natchez Trace was a series of paths trampled into...

Natchez Trace

Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      31 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 Natchez Trace early 19th-cent. road following an old Indian trail from Natchez, Miss., to Nashville, Tenn. Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

NATCHEZ TRACE: Parkway along historic Southern route complete after 70...

AP Worldstream;  June 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ......FRENCH CAMP, Mississippi The meandering Natchez Trace winds through lush forests and expansive...was finally completed. Work on the Natchez Trace Parkway began in 1938. The last two...Presidential Design Award in 1995. The Natchez Trace experienced its heaviest use from 1785...

Rambling Along the Natchez Trace Parkway.(Mississippi, Alabama, and...

Travel America;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......corridor It seems ironic that the pastoral Natchez Trace Parkway--a unit of the National Park...have too much of a good thing in the Natchez Trace Parkway. While it offers historic sites...Reed's Department Store carries a Natchez Trace line of pottery by Mississippi's most...

Tennessee, Alabama join tourism compact for Natchez Trace

The Mississippi Business Journal;  June 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ...TUPELO - Communities along the 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway linking Nashville with Natchez...joined Mississippi as partners in the Natchez Trace Compact. The announcement, made recently...parkway commemorates the historic Old Natchez Trace and covers 310 miles in Mississippi...

Tennessee, Alabama join tourism compact for Natchez Trace.

Mississippi Business Journal;  June 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ...TUPELO -- Communities along the 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway linking Nashville with Natchez...joined Mississippi as partners in the Natchez Trace Compact. The announcement, made recently...parkway commemorates the historic Old Natchez Trace and covers 310 miles in Mississippi...

The Natchez Trace parkway riding with the ghosts of the Natchez...

American Rider;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...There are ghosts here on the Natchez Trace. Restless ghosts whose wanderlust still...angles--I don't know, but it's true. The Natchez Trace is an icon for what a beautiful road...But it wasn't always like this. The Natchez Trace was a walking trail stretching the...

Natchez Trace Parkway: Blazing trails, attracting dollars

The Mississippi Business Journal;  January 31, 2000 ;     700+ words ...ALONG THE NATCHEZ TRACE - Its origins go back perhaps 8...it almost vanished entirely. The Natchez Trace has witnessed fickled, cyclic time...more visitors and more wallets. The Natchez Trace's origin is not known. It is believed...

A LEISURELY RIDE IS THE WAY TO ENJOY THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY

The Boston Globe;  August 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ......officially, the end) of the 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway, a leisurely, slightly curving...Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina, Natchez Trace is managed by the National Park Service...hour. But unlike the Blue Ridge, the Natchez Trace is not about winding roads and dramatic...

Backroads heads deeper into China, Vietnam and Europe

Oakland Tribune;  July 30, 2008 ;     197 words ...When the Olympics is over, Berkeley-based Backroads will take tourists into the nooks and crannies...excluding internal airfare). Details: www.backroads.com/pgi/achir1a_08.pdf Other trips from Backroads: -- Indochina Insider: Vietnam, Cambodia...

THOMPSON FRIST WIN SUPPORT FOR NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  June 23, 2000 ;     290 words ......23, 2000 THOMPSON, FRIST WIN SUPPORT FOR NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Fred Thompson...Appropriations Bill to cover maintenance costs at the Natchez, Trace Parkway. The Natchez Trace Parkway is the eighth most visited park in...

Natchez Trace, Old Agency projects taking longer than expected: Jackson...

Mississippi Business Journal;  November 24, 2003 ;     528 words ......travelers heading south on the Natchez Trace Parkway have been required to...Atnip, park engineer for the Natchez Trace Parkway, said the roadbed for the 15-mile segment linking the Natchez Trace from Ridgeland to Clinton was...