Near Guntown in Lee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Dogwood Valley

Photographed By Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

1. Dogwood Valley Marker

Inscription. Flowering dogwood is a common small tree throughout the eastern United States from Maine and Michigan south to Texas and Florida.
Here the Natchez Trace passes through a small valley with an unusual stand of large dogwood trees.
An easy 15-minute walk takes you along a sunken portion of the Old Trace and through a small wooded area named Dogwood Valley.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 34° 25.334′ N, 88° 36.212′ W. Marker is near Guntown, Mississippi, in Lee County. Marker can be reached from Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 275.2), 0.7 miles west of Friendship Road (County Road 1303), on the left when traveling east. Marker is located at the Dogwood Valley turnoff from the Natchez Trace Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guntown MS 38849, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Twentymile Bottom (approx. 3.1 miles away); Thirteen Unknown Confederates (approx. 5.6 miles away); Old Trace (approx. 5.7 miles away); James Harrison “Babe” McCarthy (approx. 6.2 miles

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away); U.S. Post Office (Old Post Office Restaurant) (approx. 6.2 miles away); Dewey and Red's Barber Shop-McElroy's (approx. 6.2 miles away); Elijah Pierce (approx. 6.2 miles away); The Green Front Store (approx. 6.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Natchez Trace. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on June 27, 2015.)

Photographed By Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

2. Dogwood Valley Marker

Marker next to trail head for nature walk

Photographed By Duane Hall, June 4, 2015

3. Dogwood Valley Marker

Marker is located on the east side of the parking lot

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 441 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.