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"Today on our journey along the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez, Mississippi north to Nashville, Tennessee we are 15 miles north of Tupelo, Mississippi. Today's exhibit is called TWENTYMILE BOTTOM OVERLOOK.

"From the overlook you can see the bottom land of Twentymile Creek. This land is typical of the terrain encountered by early travelers of the Natchez Trace. Near this bottom was another of the stands that grew up along the Trace where travelers could find food and rest along their journey. This was called Old Factors Stand.

"It's hard for us these days to imagine what it was like for early travelers of the Trace, but at the Twentymile Bottom exhibit there is a quotation from Rev. John Johnson that might give us a hint. Rev. Johnson wrote of the day he journeyed to this stand in 1812.

'I have this day swam my horse 5 times, bridged one creek forded several others beside the swamp we had to wade through. At night we had a shower of rain; took up my usual lodging on the ground in company with several Indians.'

"Join us next time when we will be visiting DONIVAN SLOUGH and BROWN'S BOTTOM. For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas."

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Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness

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"Join us next time when we will be visiting DONIVAN SLOUGH and BROWN'S BOTTOM. For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas."

For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com

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Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness

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Journey's End 2:16

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"The parkway commemorating the Natchez Trace is a star in the crown of human endeavors. It is a tool of instruction our country can turn to often to gain understanding. There have been many rewards along this journey, a journey that's as much about this country's future as it has been about the past. It offers us time to reflect and realize that the same progress that brought Europeans on board ships to the new lands of the Americas and prompted a new nation to seek convenience along the road to its Natchez frontier, those hopeful steps also drove an ancient people from their homelands. "And today, we construct mammoth projects, which flow with hope for a grand future, bringing commerce and change to what once seemed a near boundless, flourishing wilderness -- exchanging the order of nature for the order of man. "The Natchez Trace offers us a picture of change encapsulated within a 450 mile journey through history. It's hopeful, beautiful and at times filled with horror and tragedy. "You can study it. You can listen to its myriad tales, but nothing compares with a first hand journey up the Trace. So, if you get the chance, I invite you to visit this grand parkway and add your footsteps along "one of the oldest roads in the world," a road through the wilderness. "I'm Frank Thomas. Thank you for joining me." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Northern Terminus 2:09

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"At 4:30 in the afternoon, Saturday June 22, 1996 the National Park Service officially opened the last five miles of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Tennessee. The public along with Vice President Al Gore attended the formal ribbon cutting event near TN Highway 100. "Following this event there was a parade of antique vehicles to represent each year the Parkway has been under construction. The parade of cars traveled from the Highway 100 terminus down to Highway 96 and assembled for public viewing below the Highway 96 Arch Bridge where there was a concert featuring country music star Amy Grant followed by music from the 101st Airborne Division Military Band. "During that afternoon beneath the 96 bridge, visitors could see Civil War and frontier-era encampments along with characters dressed in the traditional costumes of Kaintucks and post riders. Throughout the day, prior to the ribbon cutting, hikers, runners and cyclists enjoyed the final section of the parkway making their way down to the events and exhibits below the unique and impressive Highway 96 bridge. "It was an extremely hot and humid day there near Nashville, but the people gathered to see and be a part of the continuing story of a road that has played such an important role in shaping this great "nation of people." "Join us next time for the final program in this series when we will complete our journey and take a last look at this outstanding parkway and the people it commemorates. I'm Frank Thomas, your guide along the Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Highway 96 Bridge 2:09

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"Our journey along the Natchez Trace Parkway is nearing a close as we get closer to Nashville, Tennessee. Today we are crossing Tennessee Highway 96 where we will see evidence that the story of the Natchez Trace isn't over. Today we look at the Parkway bridge across Tennessee Highway 96. "This modern bridge across highway 96 was opened to the public June 22, 1996. It is the first segmentally constructed arch bridge in the United States -- a double arch bridge. One arch spans the length of nearly 2 football fields (582'). The entire bridge is 1648 feet long and carries the parkway 155 feet above highway 96. "The bridge's 3 concrete piers were cast where they stand, but the arches and the super structure were cast off site in a plant under controlled conditions. Some of these segments weigh as much as 55 tons and were hauled to the site and lifted into position by a ground mounted crane. In all there are about 122 arch segments and 196 superstructure segments. "This new approach to bridge building was designed using computer models, and tests were made throughout construction to check and refine engineering and design techniques. "Join us next time when we will drive the last 5 miles up the Natchez Trace to its NORTHERN TERMINUS. For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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"Today on our journey up the Natchez Trace Parkway we are visiting a site called GARRISON CREEK that is just south of Leipers Fork, Tennessee. "There's a trail used by hikers and horseback riders that connects this site with exhibits at BURNS BRANCH, the OLD TRACE EXHIBIT and the TENNESSEE RIVER DIVIDE along the original Old Natchez Trace and the parkway. All these exhibits pertain to the National Road Era of the Natchez Trace. "When the old trail first became a national road, the postmaster general wrote the secretary of war asking for the army's help to improve the road. During those days, in 1801 and 1802, the army worked on this section of the road. GARRISON CREEK got its name because the U. S. Soldiers who did the improvements on the NATCHEZ ROAD were garrisoned at this creek. "Just beyond GARRISON CREEK the Parkway crosses over highway 46 and enters a section of the parkway opened in June of 1993. This is the parkway's high country and the road is very curvy as it winds its way around, in and out of the valleys that are the last steps of our journey. "Join us next time as we cross the first segmentally constructed arch bridge in the United States at Tennessee Highway 96. For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Andrew Jackson 2:09

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"James Robertson and John Donelson, who lead settlement parties from Fort Patrick Henry to the Salt Lick where the Old Natchez Trace crossed the Cumberland River, are known as the co-founders of Nashville, which was the new name given to Fort Nashborough in 1784. "Robertson later became known as the 'Father of Tennessee.' "As a young man Andrew Jackson rode into the town in 1788, and had a great effect upon Nashville, and Tennessee and the building of the new nation along its frontier. His exploits along the Natchez Trace were many. We know of his famous trip down the Trace to marry Rachel Donelson Robards outside of Natchez. She was the daughter of John Donelson who brought the flotilla of boats to the great bend of the Cumberland River. Jackson's plantation home, the Hermitage, is a few miles east of Nashville. "Nashville has been the capitol of Tennessee since 1843, and though you may know it today as the 'Country Music Capitol of the World' it also carries the nickname of the 'Athens of the South' because of its numerous institutions of higher education plus its many buildings designed in the classical Greek style. There's even a replica of the Parthenon standing in Centennial Park. "Join us next time when we visit GARRISON CREEK. I'm Frank Thomas, your guide along the Natchez Trace, a road through the wilderness." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Nashville, Tennessee 2:09

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"On our Journey up the Natchez Trace we are getting close to what was the destination for many who traveled along this road so many years ago -- Nashville, Tennessee. "In 1775, at the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals, Richard Henderson, a North Carolina businessman, purchased from the Cherokee Indians, lands in the great bend of the Cumberland River. He called this land west of the Appalachian Mountains, Transylvania and advertised for settlers to journey to a site where this old Indian trail joined the Cumberland River; the site of a salt lick, where a much older trading post had been, a site that we know today as Nashville, Tennessee. "James Robertson and John Donelson were chosen to lead two settlement parties from Fort Patrick Henry in what is now northeastern Tennessee. Robertson lead the men and boys of the party overland with livestock. They arrived at the site of the Big Salt Lick on Christmas Day in 1779 and crossed a frozen Cumberland River to begin building Fort Nashborough. "Donelson lead a flotilla of boats down the Tennessee River, and up the Ohio and Cumberland Rivers to join Robertson's settlement party on April 24, 1780... their journey was a hard one, troubled by bad weather, disease and hostile Indians. "Join us on our next program when we will look further at the history of Nashville, Tennessee. I'm Frank Thomas, your guide along the Natchez Trace, a road through the wilderness." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Tennessee Valley Divide 2:09

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"On our journey up the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez to Nashville we are well up into Tennessee, and today we cross the TENNESSEE VALLEY DIVIDE. We have been riding along the highest elevation on the entire Natchez Trace, which is right at 1000 feet above sea level. The Tennessee Valley Divide is a watershed, part of a ridge that divides central Tennessee. Streams and creeks south of here flow into the Duck River and the Tennessee River, but to the north water flows down to the Cumberland River. It's on the banks of the Cumberland that the City of Nashville was built. "Early travelers on foot and horseback would have been more conscious of these changes in elevation than we are today riding on a paved road, in motorized and climate controlled vehicles, and they would have noticed the directions that the streams flowed. The reason this watershed was important to travelers was because when Tennessee became a state in 1796, this ridge marked the boundary between the United States and the Chickasaw Indian Nation. This watershed marked the edge of the frontier. "It was in 1805 that the Chickasaw began to surrender land south of the divide. "Join us next time when we will take a look at some of the early history of Nashville, Tennessee. For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Water Valley Overlook 2:09

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"We are making our way up the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee and today we are west of Columbia, Tennessee at a site called the WATER VALLEY OVERLOOK. "This exit takes travelers 3 tenths of a mile, high up to a hilltop overlooking a quiet valley. It's a pastoral scene of farmlands, ponds and country roads. There's a picnic table there for those who care to stay for awhile. "The ten miles or so north of this overlook is the highest section along the entire Natchez Trace. The following RoadMusic® piece titled THE JOURNEY was written to accompany this drive along the parkway. (PIANO INTERLUDE) THE JOURNEY "Join us next time when we will cross the Tennessee Valley Divide. For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Gordon, House and Ferry Site 2:09

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"Today on our journey up the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee we are visiting the GORDON, HOUSE AND FERRY SITE west of Columbia, Tennessee near the community of Shady Grove. "At this exhibit is one of the few buildings still remaining from the days of the Old Natchez Trace. "By treaty George Colbert had been given control over all ferry operations on Chickasaw lands. John Gordon, an Indian scout and friend of Andrew Jackson, made an agreement with Colbert to allow Gordon to operate a trading post and a Ferry across the Duck River beginning in 1802. Though the Duck River wasn't as big as the Tennessee, it was still an obstacle to travelers during the rainy seasons. "John Gordon was away on military duty much of the time with General Andrew Jackson, and Gordon's wife, Dorothea, oversaw construction of the house that still stands at this site today. It was finished in 1818. John Gordon died a year later, and Dorothea lived there until her death in 1859. "The GORDON FERRY operated for more than 90 years. The first bridge across the Duck River was built in 1896. "Join us next time when we will visit WATER VALLEY OVERLOOK and hear another RoadMusic® selection. For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Jackson Falls 2:09

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"Today on our journey up the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee we are visiting several sites outside of Columbia, Tennessee that pertain to the Duck River. "At the Jackson Falls exhibit there are two trails. The one to the right is the steeper, a 900 foot trail that takes visitors to a clear pool at the base of the Jackson Waterfalls. These falls were named for Andrew Jackson, a frequent traveler of the Trace between his home in Nashville and the territories of Mississippi and Louisiana. The stream that feeds this water fall is Jackson Branch and flows into the Duck River. "The other trail at this exhibit is to the left and carries visitors a quarter of a mile to BAKER BLUFF, which overlooks the Duck River. At the Baker Bluff Overlook the park service has placed an exhibit that describes the flow of life giving water, and discusses the need for clean water. "Join us on our next program when we will get a much closer look at the Duck River and visit the GORDON, HOUSE AND FERRY SITE where early travelers crossed the Duck River. For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Tobacco Farm / Old Trace Drive 2:09

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"Today on our journey up the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee we are visiting a Tobacco Farm exhibit near Columbia, Tennessee where we will ride and walk along the original Old Trace. "There are two recorded messages at this exhibit that tell how tobacco is grown, cut and dried. Visitors can take a short walk through the field, and the barn built by Mr. Leland Greenfield in 1959. In the summer you can see the tobacco growing and in the fall, see it drying in the barn. "This section of the parkway parallels the Old Natchez Trace very closely, and from the tobacco farm exhibit it is possible to take a one way ride north along the original Old Trace. This Drive is about a mile and a half long, and only the last half mile of the road is paved. "For those wanting an even closer look, a mile beyond where the Old Trace Drive reenters the parkway is an exhibit where visitors can take a 15 minute walk along a 2000 foot section of the original Trace that follows a ridge 300 feet above the Duck River. "Join us next time when we will visit JACKSON FALLS. For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Sheboss Place 2:09

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"Today on our journey up the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee we are visiting SHEBOSS PLACE near Columbia, Tennessee. "By comparison to the forced removal of the Cherokee and the Choctaw Indians from the southeastern United States, it must appear the Chickasaw had an easy time of it. Beginning in 1837 some of the Chickasaw traveled west to Oklahoma with Government escort while others took up their lives and traveled at their own expense. By the fall of 1839 the enrollment of Chickasaw in the west was 5,947. Others moved between 1840-47. "The Chickasaw became a unique culture, establishing their own schools, and courts and legislature based upon the model of the whiteman. "SHEBOSS PLACE was the location of another of the inns along the Old Trace. According to the agreement with the Chickasaw that allowed travel through their lands these 'Inns' or 'Stands' along the way had to be owned by Indians. The Widow Cranfield ran this inn along with her second husband who was an Indian who spoke very little English. The legend of how the inn got its name tells of travelers coming by asking the Indian about lodging there. He would point to his wife and say, 'SHE BOSS.' "Join us next time when we visit a TOBACCO FARM. I'm Frank Thomas, your guide along the Natchez Trace, a road through the wilderness." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Old Trace Exhibit 2:09

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"HEMONA KA ONAHLÍ TÖK . This is Chickasaw, meaning, 'Once I was there.' "Today we are in land that belonged to the Chickasaws before the tribe's removal along the "Trail of Tears" in 1837. "Possibly the worst events of the Indian Removal from the Southeast in the1830s occurred to the Cherokee Indians, removed at bayonet point by the American army in the dead of the winter 1838-39; There were 645 wagons filled with a freezing human cargo. It was so sudden that many were barefoot and without blankets against the cold. 4000 Cherokee died of starvation and exposure and disease along the infamous trail. Today few remember. And when we do, the memory is cloaked with the romantic title THE TRAIL OF TEARS -- Tears without pity -- tears of sorrow and pain and suffering -- tears of loss. (SONG CLIP PERFORMED HERE) Never will my spirit ever drift so far away You will not find me in the wind and the silence. You will not think of me each day, And never know my name; But I was there, once I was there, And I walked upon the water. "Join us next time when we visit Sheboss Place. For Natchez Trace, a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Swan Valley Overlook 2:09

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"Today on our journey up the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez, Mississippi to Nashville, Tennessee we are just north of the parkway intersection with Tennessee highway 412 at the exhibit, SWAN VALLEY OVERLOOK, where you can get a good look at the terrain in the direction south. "The change in elevation here along the parkway gives it a different feel. Boatmen and Kaintucks returning from Natchez would have been keenly aware of these hills and valleys and would have sensed their journey along the old road coming to an end. Their thoughts must have turned toward home as we hear in this RoadMusic® selection. (SONG CLIP PERFORMED HERE) Words that seem so hard to say, they do come easy, When you are far away. But when our chance arrives, We let our chance go by. This time's the last time I'm giving up all my holding back. I'll say all these things to you, When I get back home. "On our next program we will look more closely at this land that was once home to the Chickasaw Indian Nation, and we will hear stories of the Indian's forced removal and the 'Trail of Tears.' For Natchez Trace a road through the wilderness, I'm Frank Thomas." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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Phosphate Mine / Fall Hollow 2:09

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"Today we will look at a couple of exhibits near Swan Valley, where the Natchez Trace Parkway crosses Tennessee highway 412. The first exhibit is PHOSPHATE MINE. A 5 minute walk there takes visitors to a collapsed mine shaft and an abandoned railroad bed. "This is a region where the limestone has rich deposits of phosphate. There was a lot of mining activity in this area at one time, and there are many abandoned mine shafts like this one. "Just past PHOSPHATE MINE is a bridge that takes travelers across Big Swan Creek. Beyond the bridge is FALL HOLLOW. A short trail goes over to a waterfall and down to a small pool below. This water is making its way down toward Swan Creek. "Join us next time when we will climb up out of the valley and visit SWAN VALLEY OVERLOOK. I'm Frank Thomas, your guide along the Natchez Trace, a road through the wilderness." For more about Natchez Trace: A Road Through the Wilderness, visit eddieandfrank.com…

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