99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall
Ninety-nine miles. When I ended my walk on Wednesday, I was 99 miles from the end of the Natchez Trace. Mile post 345.Continue Reading
Ninety-nine miles. When I ended my walk on Wednesday, I was 99 miles from the end of the Natchez Trace. Mile post 345.Continue Reading
….one of my regular readers and commenters, a person of immense energy, enthusiasm and inquisitiveness. In fact, this person has been commenting sinceContinue Reading
Most historians believe Meriwether Lewis came to the Natchez Trace in a roundabout route from Fort Pickering, the site of present-day Memphis, Tennessee. He rode with a Chickasaw Indian agent named James Neely and two servants. A band of four.
Neely had to check in with his agency office, meaning Lewis probably came onto the Trace south of Colbert’s Ferry on the Tennessee River. They rode hard to Grinder’s Stand, where Lewis died.
So, how could Lewis send me a message on my birthday?Continue Reading
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