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===Historical Background===
===Historical Background===
The portion from the Tennessee River to Cotton Gin Port was surveyed in 1807 and 1808 by Edmund P. Gaines, the road's namesake.  In 1816, the Gaines Trace and the Tombigbee River were the boundaries between American and Chickasaw territory.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaines_Trace Gaines Trace]</ref>
The portion from the Tennessee River to Cotton Gin Port was surveyed in 1807 and 1808 by Edmund P. Gaines, the road's namesake.  In 1816, the Gaines Trace and the Tombigbee River were the boundaries between American and Chickasaw territory.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaines_Trace Gaines Trac[[Category:Migration routes]]</ref>


===Links===
===Links===
[http://www.swroadsigns.com/mscrossings/cgp2.htm Cotton Gin Port Chickasaw]
[http://www.swroadsigns.com/mscrossings/cgp2.htm Cotton Gin Port Chickasaw]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Stoddert Fort Stoddert]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Stoddert Fort Stodder[[Category:Migration routes]]


===References===
===References===
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[[Category:Migration_Routes]][[Category:US Migration Trails and Roads]]
[[Category:Migration_Route[[Category:Migration routes]]][[Category:US Migration Trails and Road[[Category:Migration routes]]]
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