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

AP Worldstream | June 9, 2005| | Copyright

HOLBROOK MOHR, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
06-09-2005
Dateline: FRENCH CAMP, Mississippi
The meandering Natchez Trace winds through lush forests and expansive fields of yellow wildflowers, offering a serene escape from the beaten path.

But it also offers a bridge to the past _ where bandits waited in the shadows and American Indians struggled to survive the advance of settlers, traders and soldiers.

This spring, a paved, two-lane road that roughly follows the original, centuries-old trail was finally completed. Work on the Natchez Trace Parkway began in 1938. The last two segments _ ...

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