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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]]'' | ||
'''Jackson's Military Road''' was built during 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 | '''Jackson's Military Road''' was built during 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). | ||
=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
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After the war in 1816, Congress appropriated funds to improve the road, build bridges and swamp causeways, and named the route from Nashville to New Orleans in honor of General Jackson. | After the war in 1816, Congress appropriated funds to improve the road, build bridges and swamp causeways, and named the route from Nashville to New Orleans in honor of General Jackson. | ||
The road quickly became an important pathway for settlers. It also began to siphon off some of the traffic from the much older [[ | The road quickly became an important pathway for settlers. It also began to siphon off some of the traffic from the much older [[Natchez Trace|Natchez Trace]]. | ||
=== Route === | === Route === | ||
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*Columbia, Maury, Tennessee | *Columbia, Maury, Tennessee | ||
*Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi (near the Tombigbee River) | *Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi (near the Tombigbee River) | ||
*Noxubee swamp | *Noxubee swamp | ||
*Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi | *Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi | ||
*Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi | *Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi | ||