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When I finished yesterday’s post, I was wending my way through heavy traffic in Baton Rouge on my way to New Orleans. Since nearly every reference I’ve made thus far about my GPS has been negative let me praise it …

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As the crow flies, the Windsor Ruins are about 12 miles from Port Gibson. By the Natchez Trace, the drive is about twice as far. The Natchez Trace Parkway begins (or ends) in Fairview, Tennessee (near Nashville) and ends (or …

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I ended my previous entry with a hint that my accommodations in Vicksburg would be qualitatively different from the Shack Up Inn and I’m sure all my loyal readers have been nervously awaiting the resolution of this cliffhanger. (Sorry, I …