The U.S. Army widened the Natchez Trace (which connected the region to Nashville, Tennessee), in order to accommodate wagons and placed it under the care of the Postmaster General of the United States, making it one of the earliest national highways.
The U.S. Army widened the Natchez Trace (which connected the region to Nashville, Tennessee). This was to accommodate wagons, making it one of the earliest national highways. The U.S. Army placed it under the care of the Postmaster General of the United States. The U.S. Army was making it one of the earliest national highways.