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Colbert Ferry
Natchez Trace
Colbert Ferry is located on the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 327.3.
Colbert's Stand - George Colbert operated a ferry across the Tennessee River from 1800 to 1819. His stand, or inn, offered travelers a warm meal and shelter during their journey on the Old Trace. Colbert looked after his own well being and once charged Andrew Jackson $75,000 to ferry his Tennessee Army across the river.The site of his stand is a short 50 yards up the path from the parking area. An additional 20 minute stroll will take you along the Old Trace to the bluff overlook and back. After a venison supper, one guest at Colbert's Stand spent the night in an outbuilding (Wilderness Haven) with "not less than 50 Indians, many of them drunk." Here and about 20 other stands along the Trace, Kaintuck riverboatmen, money-laden businessmen, Indians and outlaws shared a spot of fellowship on a long hazardous road.
"Shrewd, talented and wicked" thus a traveling preacher characterized George Colbert, the half-Scot half-Chickasaw chief. But for more than 30 years he helped negotiate with the U.S. for Chickasaw rights as the tide of settlement advanced from the east. His successful farm showed his people the way of the future.
"Shrewd, talented and wicked" thus a traveling preacher characterized George Colbert, the half-Scot half-Chickasaw chief. But for more than 30 years he helped negotiate with the U.S. for Chickasaw rights as the tide of settlement advanced from the east. His successful farm showed his people the way of the future.
Locator Map for Colbert Ferry and other Natchez Trace points of interest!
Click on these nearby points of interest:
1 Holly
2 Cypress Creek
3 Tennessee-Alabama state line
4 Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall
5 Rock Spring
6 Lauderdale
7 Tennessee River
* Colbert Ferry
8 Buzzard Roost Spring
9 Helen Keller Birthplace & Home
10 Riverside Cottage Bed and Breakfast
11 Tuscumbia, Alabama
12 Freedom Hills Overlook
13 Bear Creek
14 Bear Creek Mound
15 Cave Spring
16 Tishomingo, Mississippi
17 Tishomingo State Park
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* Colbert Ferry
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
1 Holly
2 Cypress Creek
3 Tennessee-Alabama state line
4 Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall
5 Rock Spring
6 Lauderdale
7 Tennessee River
* Colbert Ferry
8 Buzzard Roost Spring
9 Helen Keller Birthplace & Home
10 Riverside Cottage Bed and Breakfast
11 Tuscumbia, Alabama
12 Freedom Hills Overlook
13 Bear Creek
14 Bear Creek Mound
15 Cave Spring
16 Tishomingo, Mississippi
17 Tishomingo State Park
Color Key:
* Colbert Ferry
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
