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Natchez Trace Parkway: see National Parks and Monuments (table).
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, Wyo.: see National Parks and Monuments (table).
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George Washington Memorial Parkway: see National Parks and Monuments (table).
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Old road, southeastern U.S. It follows an Indian trail (or trace) to the northeast from Natchez, Miss., across northwestern Alabama to Nashville, Tenn., and is more than 500 mi (800 km) long. A wagon road constructed in the early 19th century was used by traders and settlers. Among its historical landmarks are the Emerald and Bynum Indian ceremonial mounds and Chickasaw Village, in Mississippi, and Napier Mine and Metal Ford in Tennessee.
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