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      Natchez Trace Southern Section: Indians, Alligators and Celebrities 

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      Published on 05-29-2011 12:08 AM
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      328 miles - 10-12 hours

      Drive on the scenic Natchez Trace Parkway from the southern terminus in Natchez, Mississippi to Tupelo, Mississippi. Following an old path used by the Natchez, Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians, then later by the French and Spanish and the boatmen who had traveled down the Mississippi in flatboats loaded with goods. The boatmen could not get their ...
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      Vicksburg, Mississippi - Civil War Campaign Loop 

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      Published on 05-16-2011 12:10 AM
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      136 miles - minimum 5-8 hours

      General Ulysses S. Grant's final, successful campaign in 1863 to take Vicksburg is a military classic, still studied today. Follow Grant's route through the countryside, over bayous and bogs through Port Gibson and Raymond to his goal—Vicksburg. With its tall stone bluffs along the Mississippi River, Vicksburg was a natural fortress. The steep hills and valleys, together with several formidable rivers and swamps on the other side of the city ...
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      New Orleans, Louisiana to Natchez, Mississippi: The Great River Road 

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      Published on 08-08-2010 12:01 AM
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      216 miles - about 6 hours

      Leaving the hustle and bustle of New Orleans, get transported back in time cruising along 'Plantation Alley' on this leg of the Great River Road. The Great River road is a collection of highways that follow the mighty Mississippi beginning in Lake Itasca, Minnesota and stretching all the way down to ...
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      Tupelo, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee on the Natchez Trace 

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      Published on 06-21-2010 01:47 AM
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      183 miles - 8 hours

      The northern section of the Natchez Trace takes you through 183 miles of unspoiled woodlands, with not a gas station or food outlet in sight. As well as the luscious rich greenery, this historic trade route also takes you past historic Civil War sites, Indian burial mounds and the final resting place of one ...
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