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Title
Port
Royal
State
Park
:
historic
road
in
woods
Creator(s)
West
,
Carroll
Van
Date
2003
Coverage
2000-2009
Property name
Port Royal State Park
Property type
Park
National Register Reference
06001131
listed
Dec
.
12
,
2006
Community Name
Port Royal, Montgomery County, TN
Latitude/Longitude
36.555499,-87.144156
Description
Color
photograph
of a
trail
that
appears
to be an
old
roadbed
.
Berms
of
soil
visible
in
woods
on
each
side
.
Historical Notes
Port
Royal
was an
early
trading
center
because
of its
location
at the
junction
of the
Red
River
and
Sulfur
Fork
. The
earliest
settlers
arrived
in
1784
and the
town
,
named
by the
Samuel
Wilcox
family
,
incorporated
in
1797
. The
first
post
office
was
established
in
1801
. The
Port
Royal
site
represents
the
importance
of
river
transportation
in
early
Tennessee
history
. The
Port
Royal
Historic
State
Park
was
established
in
1978
to
preserve
and
protect
the
history
of the
early
river
town
. The
park
is
also
designated
as
site
on the
Trail
of
Tears
National
Historic
Trail
.
Collection Name
Trail of Tears
Subject-LCSH
Port Royal (Tenn.)
Trail of Tears National Historic Trail
Subject-TGM
Historic parks
Type
Still image
Format
jpeg2000
Genre
Photograph
Processing notes
Electronic
file
Copyright status
Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Conditions for use
Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Contributing Institution
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
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portroyal_004
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