Mount Locust
The last surviving inn on the Natchez Trace, a wooden house built around 1780 that once provided food and lodging to boatmen traveling north.
Mount Locust was built around 1780. It is the only surviving 'stand,' or inn, on the Natchez Trace. Boatmen who sold their goods in New Orleans and then walked north along the Trace stayed here. The wooden buildings have been restored, and nearby are a plantation cemetery and an enslaved people's cemetery. Park rangers often give talks here in the summer. Located at mile 15.5 on the Natchez Trace Parkway, about 25 kilometers from Natchez, it is free to visit and is often visited together with Emerald Mound.
Opening hours
Feb–Nov 08:30–17:00 (check NPS website)
Nearby sights
- Emerald Mound
- Natchez Trace Parkway (Southern Terminus)
- Natchez City Cemetery
- Forks of the Road
- Monmouth
- Melrose, Natchez National Historical Park
- Stanton Hall
- Auburn