Natchez Trace

Today, the Natchez Trace Parkway is 444 miles long, 800 feet wide and stretches from Natchez, Mississippi (on the border of Louisiana) to Nashville, Tennessee. It consists of 52,000 acres.
Back in the 1800's, the Old Trace ran 500 miles and took about 35 days to cover by foot or 20-25 days by horseback. Travelers of the Natchez Trace included farmers and boatmen from the Ohio River regions of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky. From there, they would float supplies such as agricultural goods, coal and livestock to ports in Natchez and New Orleans. These people were known as "Kaintucks." The Old Trace connects southern portions of the Mississippi River through Alabama to the salt licks in central Tennessee.
The Trace ran through Choctaw and Chickasaw country. The Choctaw was the largest tribe along the Old Trace. They were excellent farmers and provided food to early Europeans. By 1830, as Choctaw lands continued to shrink, The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek removed most of the Choctaw to land west of the Mississippi River to Oklahoma. The Chickasaw were known as fierce warriors. In 1832, The Treaty of Pontotoc Creek, forced the Chickasaw to lands in Oklahoma as well.
Habitats here include streams, lakes, swamps, riparian woodlands, hardwood forests, prairie, fallow fields, and agricultural croplands. 100 different species of trees have been identified such as the Dogwood and Redbud. 2200 plant species cover four ecosystems. Thirty-three confirmed mammals live in the park, including white tail deer, bats, bobcat, coyote, fox, armadillo, river otter and the Louisiana black bear has been seen on occasion.
(the above information was found on the Natchez Trace Parkway website)