Near Stanton in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Loess Bluff
Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015
1. Loess Bluff Marker
At this time nearly continuous duststorms swept in from the western plains and covered this area with windblown dust to a depth of 30 to 90 feet. Here it rests on sands and clays of an ancient sea. It originally covered a vast region but in this area is now confined to a strip east of the Mississippi River from 3 to 30 miles wide extending from Baton Rouge into Tennessee.
Where the old Natchez Trace passed over loess it formed sunken roads, in places 20 feet deep.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Natchez Trace series list.
Location. 31° 38.798′ N, 91° 12.593′ W. Marker is near Stanton, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is on Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 12.4), 2.1 miles east of Mississippi Highway 553, on the right when
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Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Emerald Mound (approx. 2.4 miles away); One Mound Among Many (approx. 2.4 miles away); Still Sacred (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Emerald Mound (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Emerald Mound (approx. 2.4 miles away); A Well-Organized Society (approx. 2.4 miles away); A Remarkable Feat (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mount Locust Slave Cemetery
Photographed by Duane Hall, March 22, 2010
2. Loess Bluff
Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015
3. View of Loess Bluff from Parkway
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2012, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,311 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 16, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 2. submitted on December 27, 2012, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 3. submitted on August 16, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
