Grindstone Ford
Natchez Trace
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Grindstone Ford - This ford marked the beginning of the wilderness of the Choctaw Nation and the end of the Old Natchez District. Nearby Fort Deposit was a supply depot for troops clearing the Trace in 1801-1802, and troops were assembled here during the Burr conspiracy allegedly to separate the western states from the Union. The site takes its name from a nearby water mill.
The trail to your left takes you takes you to the Old Trace and Grindstone Ford. Riverboatmen on foot or horseback crossed here, northbound, after floating cargo down to Ohio and Mississippi to New Orleans. Soldiers splashed across from the north to protect the Natchez District from British and Spanish threats. For post riders, Indians, bandits, and preachers, Bayou Pierre was the line between civilization and the wilderness.
Daniel Burnett's stand stood near here. Burnett was the speaker of the Territorial House of Representatives, a principal negotiator with the Choctaws, and a framer of the state constitution but his stand was unpretentious. His guests supped on mush and milk in a room filled with their own gear and Burnett's supplies. From here you may follow their path along the Old Trace to Grindstone Ford.
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 467
1 Battle of Raymond
2 Raymond, Mississippi
3 Mamie's Cottage Bed and Breakfast
4 Raymond Military Park
5 Dean Stand
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 27
6 Harmony Farm Bed and Breakfast
7 Lower Choctaw Boundary
Access/Exit Fisher Ferry Road
8 Buffalo Spirit Ranch Bed and Breakfast
9 Rocky Springs
10 Owens Creek Waterfall
11 Grand Gulf Military Park
* Grindstone Ford
12 Mangum Mound
13 Sunken Trace
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 18
14 Port Gibson, Mississippi
15 Isabella Bed and Breakfast
16 Lady with a Past - Historically Inspired Art Dolls
17 A.K. Shaifer House
18 Windsor Ruins
Access/Exit US Highway 61
19 Windsor Ruins Loop Route
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 552
20 The Old Country Store Restaurant
21 Rosswood Planation Bed and Breakfast
22 North Fork Coles Creek
23 Mud Island Creek
Access/Exit Mississippi Highway 553
24 Bullen Creek
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* Grindstone Ford
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