The Last Stand by bmac62
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Several days ago we were driving along the Natchez Trace Parkway that parallels and commemorates "The Old Natchez Trace", the 440 mile frontier wilderness path that connected Nashville, Tennessee with Natchez, Mississippi.
The title of this posting comes from the fact that the house above is the last Inn (Stand) on The Old Trace. During the peak years of foot travel over The Old Trace there were fifty Inns where travelers could eat and rest over night. Most of these were nothing more than rude one or two room log cabins.
The property above was used as both a plantation and an inn, "back in the day". Every plantation had a name. This one was called Mount Locust.
The trace saw its peak usage between the mid-1770s and the mid-1820s. After the mid-1820s, the arrival of the steamboat on The Mississippi River relegated "The Old Natchez Trace" to history.
Comments (22)
jayfar
Three nice shots Bill. Interesting info.
SunriseGirl
Such an interesting bit of history. I love how you put the inside and outside views together here. Thanks for sharing this.
durleybeachbum
So interesting!
flavia49
nice collage
helanker
Whart a beautiful old house with a splendid view :-)
aksirp
the title remember me a movie- steven king? was at the time üfor sure a cosy place! wonderful nature and I do like the collage!
Faemike55
it would be interesting to walk the Trace or bicycle it
Faemike55
Great capture
goodoleboy
Fine montage of the antique housing, Bill. Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.
MrsRatbag
Wonderful collage of this old inn. I can't imagine how it must have been back then; traveling must have been something you really thought about before you did it, not like now when we leave on a whim and cross the globe.
auntietk
Wonderful representation of this place, hon. Such a fascinating history!
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Great work buddy. And a super cool narrative too!
whaleman
Interesting Bill!
blinkings
What an amazing piece of history.
jocko500
I can see them singing the song Dixie here or way down south. this is wonderful
RodS
A really lovely collage of this wonderful old place, Bill! A fascinating bit of history.
jendellas
What an amazing place!!
kgb224
Superb captures and collage my friend. God bless.
T.Rex
Ah, the Natchez Trace. Old history. Thanks for the refresher! ANd thanks for the photos of the last stop on the way. Beautiful countryside. I'm glad you posted a collage so we can see both the surroundings ans well as the interior of the building - gives an idea of life back then. :-)
tennesseecowgirl
Nice capture Bill!
anahata.c
The top shot is beautiful, Bill, with that low perspective and the jaws of the porch gaping at us, gently. Nice lines, nice perspective, nice angles and energies. And whites against all those shadows. (Again, it looks like you had overcast days, which make the whites stand out all the more.) The interior shot is bathed in rich blue shadows, and though it's small it has fine light, with a beautiful saturated light coming through the window. And the lower exterior shot has real mystery---even though it's small too---as all the light falls in the background, leaving foreground in shadow. The pathway points us to that light back there. This piece seems to be about brooding light and the beautiful way it shines when it intensifies. You show the mysteries and recesses of this area, and make it seem like many worlds are hidden in its structures. Sensitive work on all of these recent shots, and filled with mysteries and unspoken tales. You've taken to the darker skies with real sensitivity...And btw, I'm all in favor of giving "names" to one's abodes: I call my place "The Breakers". You two might wanna come up with a name for your places..."Bill and Tara's" just doesn't cut it. Work on it, get back to me, we might get them 'registered'. Like landmarks...it's worth a shot...
Richardphotos
this looks like the house where Daniel Boone's brother lived in Missouri. superb pov
debbielove
Fascinating mate, great shots as well.. Thanks for showing us them.. So many interesting things inside there.. Rob