Natchez Trace Parkway

The Natchez Trace Parkway became a unit of the National Park Service in 1938. It follows an historic Indian trail, between Nashville, Tennessee and Natchez, Mississippi. The Parkway preserves significant historical sites such as Emerald Mound which is the second largest ceremonial mound in the United States. It also features plantation sites, pioneer stands, archeological sites and villages, pioneer and slave cemeteries and an historic housing site.