Ridgeland in Madison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Old Trace

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

1. Old Trace Marker

Inscription. Two portions of a nearly 200 year old wilderness road, the Old Natchez Trace, are preserved here. Nearly 500 miles long, it grew from Indian trails to a national road and communications link between the Old Southwest and the United States to the northeast.
A short 5-minute loop walk to your left lets you see both sections and lets you stroll down a deeply eroded, sunken part of the Old Natchez Trace.

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. 32° 25.477′ N, 90° 5.345′ W. Marker is in Ridgeland, Mississippi, in Madison County. It can be reached from Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 104.5), one mile east of Old Canton Road. Marker is located at the end of the parkway turnoff access road for the Old Trace. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ridgeland MS 39157, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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: Mississippi Craft Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brashears Stand (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Reservoir (approx. half a mile away); Civil War (approx.

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one mile away); World War II Airfield Hangars (approx. 1.6 miles away); Jessamine Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away); Strawberry Patch House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Ridgeland's Agricultural Heritage (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgeland.

Also see . . . Natchez Trace Parkway. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on August 18, 2015.)

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

2. Old Trace Marker

The loop trail to the Old Trace is to the left of the marker

Remnant of the Old Trace on the Loop Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

3. Remnant of the Old Trace on the Loop Trail

Two Segments of the Old Trace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, August 4, 2015

4. Two Segments of the Old Trace

The segments are on both sides of the ridge

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 732 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 18, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.