Vicksburg | Port Gibson Mississippi Natchez Trace
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This section of the Natchez Trace is located near Vicksburg and Port Gibson, Mississippi. The section starts at Mississippi Highway 27 (milepost 66) and extends south to Mississippi Highway 552 (milepost 30). Click on the video "play" button for a quick preview. Then, scroll down the page for more information and pictures about this section of the Trace. Listed below are Natchez Trace Sites, Other Attractions and Nearby Towns & Cities located along the Vicksburg - Port Gibson section of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
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Click on the links for information and picture(s) of the attraction as well as a map displaying the location of the site and other nearby attractions, bed and breakfasts and towns and cities.
| Natchez Trace Sites Click on links below for info and pictures! | Milepost | Restroom | Picnic Area | Hiking Trail | History Nature Exhibit | Old Trace | Indian History | Our Top 30 Sites |
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| Lower Choctaw Boundary | 61.0 | yes | yes | |||||
| Rocky Springs | 54.8 | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |  |
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| Owens Creek Waterfall | 52.4 | yes | yes | yes | ||||
| Grindstone Ford | 45.7 | yes | ||||||
| Mangum Mound | 45.7 | yes | ||||||
| Sunken Trace | 41.5 | yes | |
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| Other Attractions Click on links below for info and pictures! | Directions from the Natchez Trace Parkway | |||||||
| Vicksburg National Military Park |
The Vicksburg National Military Park is located west of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Vicksburg, Mississippi. I-20, Mississippi Highway 27 and U.S. 61 connect travelers from the Trace to Vicksburg. | |||||||
| Grand Gulf Military Park | Exit the Trace at milepost 41 onto Mississippi Highway 18. Turn left (south) on US 61 and drive into Port Gibson. From the courthouse area in Port Gibson take Anthony Street out of town heading northwest. Anthony Street becomes Oil Mill Road. Oil Mill Road dead-ends into Grand Gulf Road. Turn left on Grand Gulf Road and follow the road to the park. | |||||||
| Windsor Ruins | Exit the Trace at milepost 30 onto Mississippi Highway 552 and travel west. Follow the signs to Windsor Ruins. |
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| A.K. Shaifer House Battle of Port Gibson |
Located between Port Gibson and Windsor Ruins. | |||||||
| Area Merchants Click on links below for info and pictures! | Introduction |
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| Lady with a Past - Historically Inspired Art Dolls |
Local doll artisan crafts antique reproduction porcelain dolls and historically inspired OOAK cloth and clay dolls at her Port Gibson antebellum home. Dolls may be purchased and tours of her doll studio and home are available. | |||||||
| Nearby Towns & Cities Click on links below for info and pictures! | Directions from the Natchez Trace Parkway | |||||||
| Vicksburg, MS | Vicksburg is located 20-30 miles west of the Natchez Trace Parkway. I-20, Mississippi Highway 27 and U.S. 61 connect travelers from the Trace to Vicksburg. | |||||||
| Port Gibson, MS | Exit the Trace at milepost 41 onto Mississippi Highway 18 and travel west. At the intersection with U.S. Highway 61 turn left (south) and travel into Port Gibson. | |||||||
