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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Jackson's_Military_Road|Jackson's Military Road]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Migration Internal|Migration ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[US Migration Trails and Roads|Trails and Roads ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Jackson's_Military_Road|Jackson's Military Road]]'' | ||
[[Image:{{JacksMilRdMap}}]]'''Jackson's Military Road''' was built in 1814 (at the close of the War of 1812) to help General Andrew Jackson prepare against a British invasion. The road split off from the [[Natchez Trace|Natchez Trace]] at Tupelo, Mississippi and stretched south to New Orleans, Louisiana. From Nashville to New Orleans is 516 miles (830 km). | [[Image:{{JacksMilRdMap}}]]'''Jackson's Military Road''' was built in 1814 (at the close of the War of 1812) to help General Andrew Jackson prepare against a British invasion. The road split off from the [[Natchez Trace|Natchez Trace]] at Tupelo, Mississippi and stretched south to New Orleans, Louisiana.<ref name="DollarM">William Dollarhide, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38096564 Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735-1815]'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1997)[{{FHL|973 E3d}}], 36-37.</ref> From Nashville to New Orleans is 516 miles (830 km). | ||
=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||