The Gordon House
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
The Gordon House
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Susan Rissi Tregoning
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The Gordon House, dating from 1817-18, is one of the Top 30 Sites along the Natchez Trace Parkway. Located in Tennessee at the Trace mile marker 407.7, it is one of only two original buildings left from the Old Trace.
Just inside the Chickasaw Territory, John Gordon entered an agreement with Chickasaw Chief George Colbert to operate a trading post, rest, and ferry service across the Duck River at this location in the early 1800s. While the War of 1812 and military expeditions kept him away from home most of the time, his wife, Dorothea, oversaw the construction of this house and ran the business. Gorden died shortly after that, but Dorothea and their 11 children continued to live here and run the ferry.
The trading post and rest were not in business for long, but the ferry ran for almost 100 years until a bridge was built in 1896.
Copyright 2019 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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April 9th, 2019
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