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Bethel Mission
Natchez Trace
Bethel Mission is located on the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 176.3.
About 1/2 mile northwesterly, Bethel, meaning "house of God," was opened in 1822 as one of 13 Choctaw Mission stations. Indians, slaves and Squawmen labored hard during four weeks, frequently until 10 at night by the light of the moon or large fires, to clear the forest and erect the buildings. The missionaries who took the Gospel to the wilderness also taught farming, carpentry, weaving and housekeeping as well as reading, writing and arithmetic to Choctaw and half-breed children. In 1826, people moved from the Trace to new roads and Bethel was closed.
Locator Map for Bethel Mission and other Natchez Trace points of interest!
Click on these nearby points of interest:
1 Ballard Creek
2 Old Trace
3 Jeff Busby Park
4 French Camp
5 French Camp Bed and Breakfast
* Bethel Mission
6 Cole Creek
7 Hurricane Creek
8 Kosciusko, Mississippi
9 Maple Terrace Inn Bed and Breakfast
10 Kosciusko Information Center
11 Holly Hill
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* Bethel Mission
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
1 Ballard Creek
2 Old Trace
3 Jeff Busby Park
4 French Camp
5 French Camp Bed and Breakfast
* Bethel Mission
6 Cole Creek
7 Hurricane Creek
8 Kosciusko, Mississippi
9 Maple Terrace Inn Bed and Breakfast
10 Kosciusko Information Center
11 Holly Hill
Color Key:
* Bethel Mission
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
