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Black Belt Overlook
Natchez Trace
Black Belt Overlook is located on the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 251.9.
Ages ago this area was under an arm of the ocean. Shells and other marine organisms were deposited to form the limestone seen here. Exposure of the limestone to all types of weathering, gradually changed it into a heavy fertile soil of various colors. The dominant black soil which before cultivation was prairie grassland has given the area the name black belt, or black prairie. The black belt extends south beyond Columbus, Mississippi then trends eastward across nearly all of Alabama. Formerly one of America's great cotton areas, it is now considered excellent pasture for livestock.
Locator Map for Black Belt Overlook and other Natchez Trace points of interest!
Click on these nearby points of interest:
1 Dogwood Valley
2 Confederate Gravesites and Old Trace
3 A Lazy Dog Ranch Bed and Breakfast
4 Tupelo Visitors Center
5 Old Town Overlook
6 Chickasaw Village Site
7 Elvis Presley Birthplace
8 Tupelo Automobile Museum
9 Tupelo, Mississippi
10 Tupelo National Battlefield
* Black Belt Overlook
11 Chickasaw Council House
12 Tockshish
13 Monroe Mission
14 Owl Creek Mounds
15 Davis Lake Recreation Area
16 Hernando de Soto
17 Chickasaw Agency
18 Witch Dance
19 Houston, Mississippi
20 Bridges-Hall Manor Bed and Breakfast
21 Bynum Mounds
Color Key:
* Black Belt Overlook
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
1 Dogwood Valley
2 Confederate Gravesites and Old Trace
3 A Lazy Dog Ranch Bed and Breakfast
4 Tupelo Visitors Center
5 Old Town Overlook
6 Chickasaw Village Site
7 Elvis Presley Birthplace
8 Tupelo Automobile Museum
9 Tupelo, Mississippi
10 Tupelo National Battlefield
* Black Belt Overlook
11 Chickasaw Council House
12 Tockshish
13 Monroe Mission
14 Owl Creek Mounds
15 Davis Lake Recreation Area
16 Hernando de Soto
17 Chickasaw Agency
18 Witch Dance
19 Houston, Mississippi
20 Bridges-Hall Manor Bed and Breakfast
21 Bynum Mounds
Color Key:
* Black Belt Overlook
Bed and Breakfasts located nearby
On Trace Attractions located nearby
Other Attractions located nearby
Area Towns & Cities
