![]() ![]() ![]() In the case of the Trace, bison traveled north to find salt licks in the Nashville area. Native Americans used many early footpaths created by the foraging of bison, deer, and other large game that could break paths through the dense undergrowth. Largely following a geologic ridge line, prehistoric animals followed the dry ground of the Trace to distant grazing lands, the salt licks of today's Middle Tennessee, and to the Mississippi River. Parts of the original trail are still accessible, and some segments are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, the path is commemorated by the 444-mile (715 km) Natchez Trace Parkway, which follows the approximate path of the Trace, as well as the related Natchez Trace Trail. ![]() As travel shifted to steamboats on the Mississippi and other rivers, most of these stands closed. European Americans founded inns, also known as "stands", along the Trace to serve food and lodging to travelers. ![]() The trail was created and used by Native Americans for centuries, and was later used by early European and American explorers, traders, and emigrants in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Natchez Trace, also known as the Old Natchez Trace, is a historic forest trail within the United States which extends roughly 440 miles (710 km) from Nashville, Tennessee, to Natchez, Mississippi, linking the Cumberland, Tennessee, and Mississippi rivers. ![]()
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