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Natchez Trace Parkway

George Grant photographed the proposed Natchez Trace Parkway in 1934. On that trip he also made images of CCC enrollees restoring the battlefireld at Vicksburg National Military Park.
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Rocky Springs Church located along the old Natchez Trace, a meeting house type familiar to the South. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.
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Rocky Springs Church located along the old Natchez Trace, a meeting house type familiar to the South. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.

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  • Ruins of Windsor Castle plantation near Bruinsburg, Mississippi, along the proposed Natchez Trace Parkway. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.
  • "Springfield", an antebellum mansion near Natchez, Mississippi, 20 miles NE. Andrew Jackson was reported to have married Rachel Robards here in 1791. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.
  • Jefferson Military College on Natchez Trace near Washington, Mississippi. Founded in 1802, Lafayette visited here and Jefferson Davis attended school her beginning at age 10. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.
  • Church with hand pointing up on steeple, Port Gibson, Mississippi. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.
  • Chapel at Alcorn College, Alcorn, Mississippi. The iron steps and railing taken from nearby Windsor Castle. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.
  • Old suspension bridge over Bayou Pierre at Port Gibson, Mississippi. This bridge was used during military activities that led up to the siege of Vicksburg. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.
  • Meriwether Lewis Monument and marker in Tennessee. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.
  • Natchez Trace historical marker in Natchez, Mississippi. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.
  • Rocky Springs Church located along the old Natchez Trace, a meeting house type familiar to the South. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.
  • "Springfield", an antebellum mansion near Natchez, Mississippi. Andrew Jackson was reported to have married Rachel Robards here in 1791. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.
  • Closer view of Rocky Springs Church on old Natchez Trace, Mississippi. Natchez Trace Parkway, 1934.
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