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French Camp Historic Village

            Located on the Natchez Trace Parkway.  MM 180.7

Prior to the arrival of steam power, the Natchez Trace was the primary route for land travel between the river ports at the lower Mississippi River and the settlements of the Ohio River country.

Settlers of what was then called the Northwest Territories would build large flat boats and float their crops, wares,  and livestock down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to Natchez and New Orleans which was a perilous journey many did not survive. There they would sell their goods, break up their flatboats and sell the lumber, and then begin the long overland return trip back home by foot or horseback along the 450 mile long Trace.

Located at intervals along the trail were frontier era stops called "stands" which provided rudimentary lodging and meals to the travelers.  French Camp was founded in 1812 by Louis LeFleur hence the name French Camp.  The traffic along the trail was heavily impacted by the arrival of steamboats which quickly became the transport of choice both down and upriver and resulted in most of the stands closing.

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Taken on: November 4, 2019

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Camera: Olympus E-M1MarkII, f/6.3, 1/640 sec, 24mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M1MarkII
Lens:	Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
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