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  TN Encyclopedia: NATCHEZ TRACE STATE PARK
In 1939 the U.S. Department of Agriculture leased land to the state for the development of Natchez Trace State Park, and the CCC and WPA began park construction.
Park officials also attempted to raise visitation by associating the area with nearby Indian burial grounds and featuring within the park a large pecan tree that measured 17 feet in circumference and approximately 106 feet in height in 1960.
The park's unique depression-era project is Fairfield Gullies, a well-preserved area that demonstrates the former severely eroded lands of West Tennessee and the introduction of kudzu as a conservation method.
tennesseeencyclopedia.net /imagegallery.php?EntryID=N018   (541 words)

  
 Tennessee State Parks: Natchez Trace State Park
Natchez Trace is located in Carroll, Henderson, and Benton counties in West Tennessee.
Located at I-40, exit 116, this area is composed of a State Park, State Forest and a WMA with a total of 48,000 acres.
Natchez Trace State Park is named for the famous “Natchez to Nashville” highway, an important wilderness road during the early 18th century.
www.state.tn.us /environment/parks/NatchezTrace/index.shtml   (558 words)

  
 Tennessee (state) - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
The largest historical park in the United States, it includes an area of valleys, forests, and rugged mountains in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia.
Mud Island, in Memphis, is a park dedicated to life on the Mississippi River and includes a detailed, flowing scale model of the river which traces its course to the Gulf of Mexico.
In September the State Fair is held in Nashville and the Mid-South Fair in Memphis.
encarta.msn.com /text_761561000___39/Tennessee_(state).html   (1227 words)

  
 Tennessee (state) - MSN Encarta
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a scenic thoroughfare that follows the route of the historic Natchez Trace.
David Crockett State Recreational Park is a historic area honoring the American frontiersman who was born in the state (see Crockett, Davy).
Scenic places of interest, in addition to the units maintained by the federal government and the state, include Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga, from the top of which seven states are visible on a clear day.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561000_8/Tennessee_(state).html   (1150 words)

  
 The US50 - A guide to the state of Tennessee - Outdoors
Of the park's 8,887 acres, 831 acres are used for intensive recreation.
Big Ridge State Park was one of five demonstration parks developed by the Tennessee Valley Authority in cooperation with the National Park Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps as an example of public recreation development along TVA lakeshores.
Tims Ford State Park, located on the Tims Ford Reservoir in the rolling hills of southern middle Tennessee, is an outstanding recreational area and fishing paradise.
www.theus50.com /tennessee/outdoors.shtml   (2293 words)

  
 Natchez Trace Parkway, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Natchez Trace Parkway should not be confused with the completely separate road called The Trace in Land Between The Lakes.
Although the Natchez Trace Parkway passes through some very pleasant country the spectacular views of Appalachia are not to be found here and there are long relatively uninteresting sections through avenues of trees.
Natchez Trace State Park, Tennessee is on I-40 some 85 miles west of Nashville, and is therefore a considerable distance from the Natchez Trace Parkway.
freespace.virgin.net /john.cletheroe/usa_can/scenroad/ntp.htm   (389 words)

  
 Natchez Trace Parkway and National Scenic Trail | GORP
The Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail lies within the boundaries of the Natchez Trace Parkway, extending for 450 miles from Natchez, Mississippi, to Nashville, Tennessee.
The trace was later used by early explorers,"Kaintuck" boatmen, post riders, and military men, including General Andrew Jackson after his victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
There is currently 62 miles of the Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail open for use in four areas along the Natchez Trace Parkway.
gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_trail/natchez.htm   (629 words)

  
 RV.Net Open Roads Forum: Natchez Trace Parkway Tupelo to Nashville
Natchez Trace State Park in not on the Natchez Trace is on I40 near Jackson, TN.
Natchez Trace State Park is a State of Tennessee Park, one of the newest and is a great place to stay, however is not close to the Trace.
Natchez state park which very convenient to the end of the trace or Riverview Rv park in Vidalia just across the river and right on the Mississippi.
www.rv.net /forum/Index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/18356583.cfm   (732 words)

  
 Recreation in Benton County
Natchez Trace State Park is located in the southwest corner of Benton County and is comprised of 48,000 acres in three counties.
Natchez Trace features an inn, restaurant, cabins, swimming areas, family camping, hiking, fishing and boating on four lakes, horseback riding, hunting, picnicking and a recreation area.
Deer, turkey, ducks, geese and small game may be hunted on the State Parks areas, on over 40,000 acres of paper company land, and on thousands of acres of private land.
www.bentoncountynet.com /economicdevelopment/livability/recreate.html   (278 words)

  
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Natchez Trace State Park was named for the famous Natchez to Nashville highway, an important wilderness road during the early 18th and early 19th centuries.
The 2,700 acre park is an angler's paradise with brown, brook, and rainbow trout swimming in the spring-fed Whitewater River and Trout Run Creek.
With 339 campsites at the southern end of the lake, this park provides one of the largest state park campgrounds in the Commonwealth.
www.lycos.com /info/state-parks--trails.html?page=3   (372 words)

  
 Attractions in Benton County
Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park - A sanctuary for people and wildlife alike, this lovely area is located on the western bank of Kentucky Lake and features seven cabins opened in May of 2001, Happy Hollow camping area with 38 sites and a primitive camping area with 15 available sites.
The cabins at Natchez Trace are nestled in the trees near Cub Lake, where row boats and pedal boats are available for rent.
The main entrance to the park is I-40, Exit 116, Natchez Trace State Park exit.
www.bentoncountynet.com /tourism/attractions.html   (849 words)

  
 Tourism Information
Natchez Trace State Park, the State's largest and most visited park, is just six miles northeast of Lexington.
The park was named for the important wilderness road that ran between Nashville and Natchez, MS, in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Natchez Trace State Park, has two stocked and managed fishing lakes where anglers take good catches of fl crappie, bass and catfish.
www.hendersoncountychamber.com /tourism_information.asp   (1049 words)

  
 Attractions in Benton County
Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park - A sanctuary for people and wildlife alike, this lovely area is located on the western bank of Kentucky Lake and features seven cabins opened in May of 2001, Happy Hollow camping area with 38 sites and a primitive camping area with 15 available sites.
The cabins at Natchez Trace are nestled in the trees near Cub Lake, where row boats and pedal boats are available for rent.
The main entrance to the park is I-40, Exit 116, Natchez Trace State Park exit.
www.bentoncountycamden.com /tourism/attractions.html   (849 words)

  
 RVparkreviews.com :: Lexington, Tennessee
Campground 2, referred to by the park rangers as the "primitive" campground, is in a wooded vale and is very secluded.
The park ranger told me it was essentially a field with electric/water/sewer hookups and a line or two of trees.
While Natchez Trace is a very scenic park, the ambiance of this CG felt very out of place.
rvparkreviews.com /regions/Tennessee/Lexington.html   (657 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Natchez State Park at Epinions.com
I have probably been to Natchez State Park about 5 now and it is a beautiful state park, but there are much better ones in the state.
Emerald Mound is right across from the park and this is the largest Native American burial mound in the state of MS.
As I said earlier, you get to the park on the Natchez Trace and generally the Trace is loaded with deer, turkeys, rabbits, and all kinds of birds.
www.epinions.com /content_37690773124   (754 words)

  
 Trail results for natchez
Shiloh: Natchez Trace State Park to Shiloh Battlefield
Shiloh: Natchez Trace State Park to Shiloh Battlefield.
Natchez Trace Parkway near Columbia on the banks of the Duck River, the trail...
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 Natchez Trace Parkway - Tishomingo State Park, MS - Travelogue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Along the drive you can see sections of the original Trace, which was the trail used by Indians for thousands of years and later by farmers and traders returning from their trip down the Mississippi.
We then headed to the State Park campground which was located on a very pretty little lake.
It parallels the original Trace, which was the trail used by Indian tribes thousands of years ago.
www.gaidus.com /rvtrips/trip_detail.asp?TripID=4&Stop=3   (661 words)

  
 Wildernet - Natchez Trace State Resort Park, Tennessee State Parks
Description - Natchez Trace State Park was named for the famous "Natchez to Nashville" highway, an important wilderness road during the early 18th and early 19th centuries.
The park is not connected with the Natchez Trace Parkway since it is administered by the National Park Service.
Main entrance to the Park is Interstate 40, Exit 116, Natchez Trace Park Exit.
areas.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=TNNATC&CU_ID=1   (512 words)

  
 The Natchez Trace Pecan (accepted in 1998) This tree is located in Natchez Trace State Forest about five miles north of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Natchez Trace PecanĀ  (accepted in 1998) This tree is located in Natchez Trace State Forest about five miles north of exit 116 on I-40.
After the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 several soldiers were returning to their homes along the western branch of the Natchez Trace.
When he made an overnight camp in what is now Natchez Trace State Park and Forest, he met a young woman named Sukie Morris who lived there.
www.tufc.com /The%20Natchez%20Trace%20Pecan.htm   (149 words)

  
 Nashville Public Television presents Beautiful Tennessee
The park contains remnants of an iron furnace as well as a replica of the first Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which was established on the land.
Tennessee State Parks – Narrows of the Harpeth
The 883 acre park is located on the Caney Fork River and is adjacent to the TVA Great Fall Dam and hydroelectric plants.
www.wnpt.net /tn   (1081 words)

  
 Natchez National Historical Park - Natchez National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Drawn to Natchez by the prospect of wealth, Mr.
Born enslaved, William Johnson was freed at the age of eleven and later became a very successful barber and entrepreneur in the city of Natchez.
Natchez is one of four Mississippi cities that have bridges over the Mississippi River.
www.nps.gov /natc   (222 words)

  
 The Natchez Indians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Grand Village of the Natchez Indians in Natchez, Mississippi, was the site of the Natchez tribe’s main ceremonial mound center during the early period of French colonization in the Lower Mississippi River Valley.
The French established Fort Rosalie at Natchez in 1716 as the nucleus of a colony.
Today, the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians is a National Historic Landmark administered by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, with a museum accredited by the American Association of Museums, partially restored mound area, a reconstructed Natchez Indian house, nature trails, and a picnic pavilion.
mshistory.k12.ms.us /features/feature1/natchezindians.html   (1325 words)

  
 Tabbed Divs
Located in the northwest corner of the state, this 18,000 acre park is a popular destination for observing bald eagles.
Located on the western shores of Kentucky Lake, this 841 acre park was a former steamboat and freight landing, dating back to the mid-1800s.
The 48,000 acre park was named for the old Natchez Trace, even though the original road was east of the property.
www.wnpt.net /tn/west.html   (191 words)

  
 boats.com - Destinations: Fall is Trophy Bass Time in Mississippi
A growing number of Magnolia State anglers have come to look upon the fall season as a great chance for lunker largemouth in a series of small state-owned lakes managed for trophy bass.
The reasons are hard to ignore: The monstrous 18.5-pounder that stands as the state record was landed in December, 1992, in Natchez Trace Park State Lake, one of the lakes in the program.
The state lake system was built to put quality fishing within reach of residents in all parts of the state.
www.boats.com /content/boat-articles.jsp?contentid=2322   (606 words)

  
 TN State Parks: Natchez Trace State Park: Horseback Riding
Natchez Trace Wrangler Camp is located 2.2 miles south of I-40 on Hwy.
There are 250 miles of riding trails on the South end of the park.
The Equestrian Center is located inside the Natchez Trace State Park 2.5 miles from Exit 116 off I-40.
www.tennessee.gov /environment/parks/NatchezTrace/features/horseback.shtml   (275 words)

  
 West Tennessee Attractions
Pickwick Landing State Park is a popular state park located near Shiloh noted for boating, fishing, golfing, swimming and camping.
Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park, located near Camden, is named for famed Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest and is a great park for enjoying camping, boating, fishing, and picnicking.
Reel Foot Lake State Park of the Cumberland River.
www.sla.org /chapter/csap/2004Conf/wtenn.htm   (774 words)

  
 GORP - Natchez Trace SP - Nights Under the Stars Near Memphis and Nashville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The Natchez Trace was a travel and trade route used by Indians and settlers.
A western branch of this path that once connected Nashville, Tennessee and Natchez, Mississippi, passes through the park where today's visitors hike, fish, swim, ride horses and camp on 48,000 acres of attractive forest.
There are more developed facilities here, but Natchez is spread out enough so that all park visitors can enjoy the recreation of their choice without detracting from the natural beauty of the area.
gorp.away.com /gorp/location/tn/nash_mem_camping4.htm   (288 words)

  
 Natchez Trace State Forest, a Tennessee State Park near Lexington
Natchez Trace State Forest, a Tennessee State Park near Lexington
The Forest originated from lands purchased by the Resettlement Administration and became a State Forest in 1949.
At the time of purchase the land was severely abused by poor agricultural practices that caused severe erosion and resulted in a deeply gullied landscape.
www.stateparks.com /natchez_trace.html   (440 words)

  
 Outdoors - Big Hill Pond State Park
Johnsonville State Historic Park, Pilot Knob and Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park
Because we only had a short time, we didn't get to explore the park but saw that there are miles of trails that go deep into a hardwood forest and a boardwalk that goes through Dismal Swamp.
Directions: Big Hill Pond State Park, near the Mississippi state line, is in McNairy Co. From Jackson, take U.S. 45 south to Selmer.
orig.jacksonsun.com /outdoors/BigHillPondStatePark.shtml   (480 words)

  
 RV.Net Open Roads Forum: Family Camping: Natchez Trace Parkway
The park is 400 feet off the trace at a marked exit.
The name of the park is Natchez Trace RV Park and the phone number is (662) 767-8609.
We have camped several times in Natchez Trace State Park, which is not really on the Trace, but just west of the Tennessee river.
www.rv.net /forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/18615982.cfm   (317 words)

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