The Haunted Natchez Trace

by Steed, Bud

• ISBN13: 9781609495312
• ISBN10: 1609495314
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-12
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

Stretching from Natchez, Mississippi, to Nashville, Tennessee, the Natchez Trace is one of the oldest, most historically significant routes in American history. Beginning as hunting ground for natives, the Trace became the favored path back home for early settlers who floated down the Mississippi River to sell goods in Natchez. Yet the Trace was riddled with bandits, marauders and other perils, and today troubled and tortured voices from the past still echo along the road. Travel to Grinder's Stand, where famed explorer Meriwether Lewis met his untimely demise, and on to Kings Tavern, built in the late 1700s and haunted by the ghost of the innkeeper's mistress. Author and ghost expert Bud 'Steed recounts these tales, and more, all lurking in the shadows of the haunted Natchez Trace. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Dedication and Acknowledgements	p. 5
Introduction: The History of the Natchez Trace	p. 7
Mississippi
Natchez North to Jackson, Mississippi	p. 14
Jackson, Mississippi Area	p. 49
Jackson North to the Alabama State Line	p. 56
Alabama
Cherokee and Florence Area Sites	p. 80
Tennessee
Alabama State Line to the Northern Terminus near Nashville	p. 90
Conclusion	p. 107
Bibliography	p. 109
About the Author	p. 111
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Excerpts

Stretching from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee, the Natchez Trace is one of the oldest, most historically significant routes in American history. Beginning as hunting ground for natives, the Trace became the favored path back home for early settlers who floated down the Mississippi River to sell goods in Natchez. Yet the Trace was riddled with bandits, marauders and other perils, and today troubled and tortured voices from the past still echo along the road. Travel to Grinders Stand where famed explorer Meriwether Lewis met his untimely demise, and onto Kings Tavern, built in the late 1700s, and haunted by the ghost of the innkeeper's mistress. Author and ghost expert Bud Steed recounts these tales, and more, all lurking in the shadows of the Haunted Natchez Trace.