Mississippi Travel
Lower Mississippi Delta Projects, Southeast Archaeological Center
A National Register of Historic Places travel itinerary ... Life Along the River - The Mound Builders - Traders and Travelers - Delta Voices - The Context ... [Read More]
The River Road
The River Road's reputation of pillared splendor began with the comments of 19th-century travelers. As early as 1827, one succinctly described the region as follows: "Everywhere thickly peopled by sugar planters, whose showy houses, gay piazzas, trim gardens, and numerous slave-villages, all clean and neat, gave an exceedingly thriving air to the river scenery." More than half a century later Mark Twain journeyed down the river to revisit some of his old haunts. He records: "From Baton Rouge to New Orleans, the great sugar plantations border both sides of the river all the way, . . . Plenty of dwellings . . . standing so close together, for long distances, that the broad river lying between two rows, becomes a sort of spacious street. A most home-like and happy-looking region." ... [Read More]
Learn More -- National Register of Historic Places Indian Mounds of Mississippi Travel Itinerary
Official state website with information on Mississippi's activities, accomodations, and tourism. This site also features themed travel itineraries for Native American History and the Natchez Trace Parkway. ... A feature of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Heritage Traveler program that provides information on historic hotels and package tours in the vicinity of this itinerary. ... [Read More]
Natchez Trace Parkway (National Park Service)
Travel the route of the Old Natchez Trace and imagine the experiences of those that have traveled before you. The 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway commemorates an ancient trail that connected southern portions of the Mississippi River to salt licks in today’s central Tennessee. Over the centuries, the Choctaw, Chickasaw and other American Indians left their marks on the Trace. The Natchez Trace experienced its heaviest use from 1785 to 1820 by the “Kaintuck” boatmen that floated the Ohio and Miss. rivers to markets in Natchez and New Orleans. They sold their cargo and boats and began the trek back north on foot to Nashville and points beyond. Today, visitors can experience this National Scenic Byway and All-American Road through driving, hiking, biking, horseback riding and camping. ... [Read More]
Preserving the Mounds Essay -- National Register of Historic Places Indian Mounds of Mississippi Travel Itinerary
Public Law 103-433, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Clinton in October 1994, directs the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a comprehensive program of studies on heritage in the "Lower Mississippi Delta." The diverse region is defined in the legislation as the Mississippi River lowlands and adjacent hill country in seven states - Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The primary goals of this legislation are to recommend methods for preserving and interpreting the heritage of the region and to enhance economic development through cultural tourism. In response to this mandate and in cooperation with federal and state agencies, the Indian Mounds of Mississippi brochure was created and published in 1999 to help promote some of the area's rich, yet often overlooked and little-appreciated heritage sites. This travel itinerary is a reproduction of that brochure. ... [Read More]
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