In 1938, the Natchez Trace became part of the National Park Service, and a new road paralleling segments of the Old Trace eventually became the
Natchez Trace Parkway. Today, it's a paved two-lane road, clearly marked with brown National Park Service mileposts and historic-landmark signs.
Caption: Bicyclists traverse the
Natchez Trace Parkway, part of the National Park Service, which extends 444 miles (715 kilometers) from Mississippi to Tennessee.
I took a 10-day bicycle trip along the
Natchez Trace Parkway and enjoyed some of the more obscure sites such as Fort Bowie National Historic Site in Arizona.
On July 7, a video of a similar incident was posted on YouTube showing a cyclist being hit by a vehicle on
Natchez Trace Parkway in Williamson County, Tennessee.
MOST POPULAR PARK SITES IN 2015 1 Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia) 15m 2 Golden Gate recreational area (California) 14.9m 3 Great Smoky Mountains (North Carolina/Tennessee) 10.8m 4 Lincoln Memorial (Washington DC) 7.9m 5 Lake Mead (Nevada/ Arizona) 7.3m 6 George Washington Memorial Parkway (Virginia) 7.2m 7 Gateway recreational area (New Jersey/New York) 6.4m 8
Natchez Trace Parkway (Mississippi/ Tennessee) 5.8m 9 Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington DC) 5.6m 10 Grand Canyon (Arizona) 5.5m US National Park Service employees - 22,000 permanent, temporary, and seasonal; 221,000 volunteers.
It's a very powerful, spiritual place."
Natchez Trace Parkway; natcheztracetravei.com
The
Natchez Trace Parkway is a federal parkway maintained by the National Park Service (see Figure 1).
1 Mile west of
Natchez Trace Parkway on Hwy 64, Lawrenceburg, TN.
- Along the
Natchez Trace Parkway near Saddle Creek Dr.
Drive east to Elvis's birthplace, Tupelo, then south down the leafy
Natchez Trace Parkway.
Universities, federal and state agencies, and landowners are all cooperating with ARS researchers to combat fire ants in two specific areas: the
Natchez Trace Parkway (National Park Service) and south-central Tennessee's vital nursery crop production region.