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Pigeon Roost was established in 1809 by William E. Collings (1758–1828), and consisted mainly of settlers from Kentucky. Collings and his large family held the original land grants in what is now Nelson County, Kentucky, signed by the Governor of Virginia, Patrick Henry. These land grants were deemed illegal.
The plank road was built and opened in approximately 1852. [1] The road was originally known as the Panola and DeSoto Plank Road. [2] The distance covered was 22 miles (35 km). [3] There was a toll gate every eight miles (13 km). [4] The road passed by large plantations, colonial-style homes, and small farms. [4]
Part of the original Natchez Trace near Natchez, Mississippi Old Trace historical marker. The Natchez Trace, also known as the Old Natchez Trace, is a historic forest trail within the United States which extends roughly 440 miles (710 km) from Nashville, Tennessee, to Natchez, Mississippi, linking the Cumberland, Tennessee, and Mississippi rivers.
Pigeon Roost or Pigeonroost may refer to: Horse Creek (Kentucky), location of Pigeon Roost Creek and Pigeonroost post office; Pigeon Roost, Mississippi, a ghost town in Choctaw County; Pigeonroost, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Mitchell County; Pigeon Roost Creek (Indiana), a stream; Pigeon Roost Creek (Missouri), a stream
Location of Sevier County in Tennessee. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sevier County, Tennessee.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States.
Pigeon Roost became part of the Natchez-Nashville Mail Route in 1821, which passed "from Nashville to Florence, thence to Columbus, from there to Pigeon Roost, thence to Natchez". [4] Nathaniel married a Choctaw woman named Ai-ni-chi-ho-yo ("one to be preferred above others"), who was a direct descendant of a long line of Choctaw chiefs.
Location of Johnson County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Kentucky.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States.
The boundaries of South Memphis were defined as follows: On the east, south and west the boundaries are the same as the South Memphis tract, and on the north the boundary line commences in the center of the Mississippi River, opposite the rise of Union Street; thence east with the center of Union Street, as at present laid off until the same ...