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Metal Ford
Mile Post 382.8 |
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Metal Ford
Distance to Nearest Parkway Restroom 3.1 Miles North to Meriwether Lewis 5.0 Miles South to Jacks Branch Distance to Nearest Gas Stations 3.1 Miles North to TN Hwy 20 Then 1.2 Miles South 28.0 Miles South to TN Hwy 13 Then 0.4 Miles North |
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Metal Ford Here travelers on the Natchez Trace crossed the river which was fordable except after heavy rains. The ford takes its name from its stone bottom, which reminded frontier travelers of stone surfaced or "metaled" roads of the day. (National Park Service) |
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Steele's Iron Works Here, about 1820, stood a charcoal burning furnace used to manufacture pig iron. All that remain of this pioneer enterprise are a slag pile and the evidence of a mill race, used to bring water the Buffalo River to operate the furnaces's air blasting machinery. (National Park Service) |
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Metal Ford The stream where early travelers forded the Buffalo River. |
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Metal Ford
Mile Post 382.8 |
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