About Natchez Trace State Park and Forest
- Natchez Trace Brochure
- The Big Pecan Tree
- Natchez Trace State Resort Park (January 1996 Brochure)
- Natchez Trace State Park,
Department of Environment and Conservation’s Tennessee State Parks
Natchez Trace State Park Photograph Collection
- Before the Park
- Construction — Building the Public Lodge
- Construction — Clearing the Land for the Park
- Construction — Miscellaneous Photographs
- Construction — Gravel Quarry in Decatur County
- Construction — Spillway of Cub Creek Lake
- Photographs by Austin Bobbitt (late 1930s)
- Theater (late 1930s)
More Photographs of Natchez Trace State Park
- Note Cards from Natchez Trace State Park, Priscilla Stanford
- View from the Fire Tower, 1942, from the collection of Mary V. Moore
- Postcards (believed to be from early 1950s), from the collection of Michael Stanford
- Postcards Circa 1960 (about 350K)
- Aerial View of Brown’s Creek Lake, from the collection of Michael Stanford
History
- Fairview Gullies (photograph)
- Halbrooks and Woods Houses (photographs)
- It’s “Notchy Trace”, F. L. Dennison with comments by H. D. Barry
- Natchez Trace State Park 1935-1943: A Look at the Park’s Beginning,
compiled by Brenda Kirk Fiddler - Natchez Trace Forest (Resettlement Administration Report, 1936)
- Natchez Trace State Park History (park handout)
- Natchez Trace State Resort Park, Henderson County Times (1981)
- 1944 Letter Signed by Park Employees, from the family papers of Michael Stanford
- The Routing of the Natchez Trace, The “Old Notchey”, Jonathan K. T. Smith
- Joseph Reed and the Natchez Trace, Jonathan K. T. Smith
Life Before the Park, Communities and Families of the Natchez Trace Area
- Allen Family, photographs from Malcolm Allen
- Before Natchez Trace State Park: Old Survey Community and Precinct School,
Brenda Kirk Fiddler - Cary and Todd Families, photographs from Hurchel Cary
- Cemeteries
- J. W. C. Gibson, photographs from Hurchel Cary and Mary V. Moore
- Michael (Mile) and Priscilla Cowan Stanford, photographs from Michael Stanford
- Natchez Trace Displaced Property Owners, Lexington Progress
- Natchez Trace Tracts Acquired, requires Adobe reader – large file
- “Pre-Park” Settler Families, Lexington Progress (three photographs)
- Ruby Burch, photographs from Barbara Dailey Moore and Jerry Cary
- Todd Family Photographs, photographs from Jerry Cary
Haven’t found anything at this site about a different Roark Family who lived in Henderson County from about 1823. Some migrated from Roark’s Cove, Franklin Co., TN, while one family left Madison Co., Alabama in 1822.
John Roark (1770-1848) acquired 1,000 acres of land in District 12, Henderson Co. John’s wife was Nancy Chambliss. They had seven children. John’s son William Roark (1803-1862) claimed land next to John’s.
Barnabus Roark, brother of John’s, also gained land in Dist. 12 close to John’s.
Whitnel Sephas (Whit) Randolph, a young man, gained land near John’s land, met and married John’s daughter Frances (Fanny) Roark.
In 1834, John, apparently going broke with 1000 acres, refused to have slaves. He sold his land in 500 acre segments. In October, John Roark moved his family to Texas Province, Coahuila y Tejas, Mexico (Texas). His children William, Russel, A.J., Napoleon (Pole), and Catherine (Kit) accompanied John. two adult daughters remained in Dist. 12, but moved to northern Mississippi. Whit Randolph became the major developer of Holly Springs, MS.
Another brother of John’s, Barnet, left Roark’s Cove in about 1825. He and John gained land in District 6 and built a grist mill.
Thanks for your time.