Natchez Trace: Grinder House Ruins -- Hohenfeld TN
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 35° 30.563 W 087° 27.589
16S E 458302 N 3929630
Remnants of the Grinder House along the Old Natchez Trace at Meriwether Lewis National Monument, along the Natchez Trace Parkway
Waymark Code: WMWYQB
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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Remnants of the stone foundation for the chimney of the Grinder House,an Inn along the Old Natchez Trace are still visible at Meriwether Lewis National Monument, along the Natchez Trace Parkway near Hohenfeld TN.

A metal sign is located at the ruins of the fireplace at Grinder's House, the only thing left of this wooden inn on the Old Natchez Trace.

The sign reads as follows:

"GRINDER HOUSE

Site and ruins of the Grinder House, in which Meriwether Lewis met his death on the night of Oct 11, 1809."
Program: America's Byways

Website: [Web Link]

Official Name: Natchez Trace

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