Mississippi Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from April 7, 1798, and expanded twice , until it extended from the Gulf of Mexico to the southern border of Tennessee.... . It was constructed in 1811 and 1812 from the Tennessee River
Tennessee River
The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately 652 miles long and is located in the Southern United States in the Tennessee Valley.... (near Muscle Shoals
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Muscle Shoals is a city in Colbert County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. As of 2007, the United States Census Bureau estimated the population of the city to be 12,846.... ) to Cotton Gin Port
Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi
Cotton Gin Port is a ghost town in Monroe County, Mississippi, Mississippi, United States.... on the upper Tombigbee River
Tombigbee River
The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 400 mi long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. It is one of two major rivers, along with the Alabama River, that unite to form the short Mobile River before it empties into Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico.... and on to Fort Stoddert
Fort Stoddert
Fort Stoddert was a stockade fort in the Mississippi Territory, in what is today Alabama. It was located on a bluff of the Mobile River, near modern Mount Vernon, Alabama, close to the confluence of the Tombigbee River and Alabama Rivers.... on the lower Tombigbee. The portion from the Tennessee River to Cotton Gin Port was surveyed in 1807 and 1808 by Edmund P. Gaines
Edmund P. Gaines
Edmund Pendleton Gaines was a United States army officer who served with distinction during the War of 1812, the Seminole Wars and the Black Hawk War.... , the road's namesake.
Jackson's Military Road was a route from Nashville, Tennessee to New Orleans, Louisiana. After the War of 1812, it was improved with federal funds, and it was named after Andrew Jackson.... in Russellville, Alabama
Russellville, Alabama
Russellville is a city in Franklin County, Alabama in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 8,971. The city is the county seat of Franklin County, Alabama.... .
