Near Collinwood in Wayne County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Sunken Trace
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015
1. Sunken Trace Marker
This early interstate road building venture produced a snake-infested, mosquito-beset, robber-haunted, Indian-traveled forest path. Lamented by the pious, cussed by the impious, it tried everyones strength and patience.
When the trail became so water logged that wagons could not be pulled through, travelers cut new paths through the nearby woods.
Here you see three cuts made to avoid mud into which oxcarts and wagons sank, making progress slow, dangerous, or even impossible.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Natchez Trace series list.
Location. 35° 7.179′ N, 87° 45.864′ W. Marker is near Collinwood, Tennessee, in Wayne County. It is on Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 350.5), 0.2 miles south of Tennessee Route 13, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cypress Inn TN 38452, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McGlamery's Stand (approx. 2.1 miles away); McGlamery Stand (approx. 2.3 miles away); Wayne County Veterans Park (approx. 4 miles away);
this page online
Also see . . . Natchez Trace. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on June 24, 2015.)
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015
2. Sunken Trace Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015
3. Lower Cut of Trace near Marker
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015
4. Middle Cut of Trace
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015
5. Middle (Left) and Upper (Right) Cuts of Trace
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 754 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 24, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
