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| '''General Carroll's Road''' was a north-south route through Louisiana and territorial-era lower Mississippi in early 19th-century North America. The road connected ] to the ], which was located about five miles south of present-day ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Casey |first=Powell A. |date=1974 |title=Military Roads in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4231402 |journal=Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=229–242 |issn=0024-6816}}</ref> The route was named after ], and followed an existing route between ],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Campanella |first=Richard |date=2024-07-11 |title=How old military roads helped develop St. Tammany and Florida parishes on the north shore |url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/old-military-roads-grew-st-tammany-and-florida-parishes/article_e3269acc-3883-11ef-a429-6f87938ad019.amp.html |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=NOLA.com |language=en}}</ref> and ], but the last 125 miles were "blazed out" as a way to get Carroll's men back from the ] while avoiding ].<ref name=":0" /> Once they reached the Choctaw Agency it was a straight shot back down the ] to Tennessee. Also known as '''Carroll's Trace''', a fragment was still visible in ] as of 1974.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1974-01-30 |title=Road for an Army: Carroll's Trace Took Tennessee Boys Home by E. Ray Izard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-road-for-an-army-carroll/160845646/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=Clarion-Ledger |pages=15}}</ref> The road was never heavily used even its frontier heyday because "that the Tennessee boys were going home and paid no attention to grades and stream crossings. The Trace goes up and down hills with a 30-degree slope, and it crosses Lick Creek where no road could ever be built to last."<ref name=":1" /> Because Madisonville, on the ], |
'''General Carroll's Road''' was a north-south route through Louisiana and territorial-era lower Mississippi in early 19th-century North America. The road connected ] to the ], which was located about five miles south of present-day ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Casey |first=Powell A. |date=1974 |title=Military Roads in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4231402 |journal=Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=229–242 |issn=0024-6816}}</ref> The route was named after ], and followed an existing route between ],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Campanella |first=Richard |date=2024-07-11 |title=How old military roads helped develop St. Tammany and Florida parishes on the north shore |url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/old-military-roads-grew-st-tammany-and-florida-parishes/article_e3269acc-3883-11ef-a429-6f87938ad019.amp.html |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=NOLA.com |language=en}}</ref> and ], but the last 125 miles were "blazed out" as a way to get Carroll's men back from the ] while avoiding ].<ref name=":0" /> Once they reached the Choctaw Agency it was a straight shot back down the ] to Tennessee. Also known as '''Carroll's Trace''', a fragment was still visible in ] as of 1974.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1974-01-30 |title=Road for an Army: Carroll's Trace Took Tennessee Boys Home by E. Ray Izard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-road-for-an-army-carroll/160845646/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=Clarion-Ledger |pages=15}}</ref> The road was never heavily used even its frontier heyday because "that the Tennessee boys were going home and paid no attention to grades and stream crossings. The Trace goes up and down hills with a 30-degree slope, and it crosses Lick Creek where no road could ever be built to last."<ref name=":1" /> Because the roads radiating from Madisonville, on the ], were also intersected by the east-west ], the town became an important start and end point for travels through what settlers called the "wilderness."<ref name=":2" /> | ||
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General Carroll's Road was a north-south route through Louisiana and territorial-era lower Mississippi in early 19th-century North America. The road connected Lake Pontchartrain to the Choctaw Agency, which was located about five miles south of present-day Jackson, Mississippi. The route was named after William Carroll, and followed an existing route between Madisonville, Louisiana, and Liberty, Mississippi, but the last 125 miles were "blazed out" as a way to get Carroll's men back from the Battle of New Orleans while avoiding Natchez, Mississippi. Once they reached the Choctaw Agency it was a straight shot back down the Natchez Trace to Tennessee. Also known as Carroll's Trace, a fragment was still visible in Copiah County as of 1974. The road was never heavily used even its frontier heyday because "that the Tennessee boys were going home and paid no attention to grades and stream crossings. The Trace goes up and down hills with a 30-degree slope, and it crosses Lick Creek where no road could ever be built to last." Because the roads radiating from Madisonville, on the Tchefuncte River, were also intersected by the east-west General Wilkinson's Road, the town became an important start and end point for travels through what settlers called the "wilderness."
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References
- ^ Casey, Powell A. (1974). "Military Roads in the Florida Parishes of Louisiana". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 15 (3): 229–242. ISSN 0024-6816.
- ^ Campanella, Richard (2024-07-11). "How old military roads helped develop St. Tammany and Florida parishes on the north shore". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ "Road for an Army: Carroll's Trace Took Tennessee Boys Home by E. Ray Izard". Clarion-Ledger. 1974-01-30. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-12-13.