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 === Historical Background  ===
-It was first used by animals and then by American Indians. An unknown Frenchman was the first European to write about traveling the full Natchez Trace in 1742.<ref name="null">Wikipedia contributors, "Natchez Trace," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natchez_Trace (accessed 24 July 2010).</ref> It followed a natural ridge and, at first, was only a narrow footpath or horse trail unsuitable for wagons because of trees.
+It was first used by animals&nbsp;like bison to reach salt licks in the Nashville area, and grazing near the Mississippi River.&nbsp;American Indians, developed the trace for trading and as a war path. An unknown Frenchman was the first European to write about traveling the full Natchez Trace in 1742.<ref name="null">Wikipedia contributors, "Natchez Trace," ''Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natchez_Trace (accessed 24 July 2010).</ref> But earlier Europeans such as Spanish explorer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto_(explorer) Hernando de Soto] apparently followed parts of the trace while being guided by [[Choctaw_Indians|Choctaw]] and [[Chickasaw_Indians|Chickasaw]] Indians.&nbsp;The trace&nbsp;followed a natural ridge and, at first, was only a narrow footpath or horse trail unsuitable for wagons because of trees.
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