Ghosts of the Natchez Trace

the long version

The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444-mile path from Natchez, Mississippi, to near Nashville, Tennessee. The route goes past Jackson and Tupelo, Mississippi, and close to Florence in northwestern Alabama. ... Today the Trace is a limited access highway devoted to preserving an important part of the area's history. There are parts of the original trail still accessible, and that's not all that remains from days past. There are many accounts all along the Trace of restless spirits who still appear occasionally to modern travelers. From early Indians, to explorers, tradesmen, settlers, outlaws, and others, there seem to be a number of entities who refuse to, or for some reason can't, rest in peace. These are the subjects of the stories in this book.