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Rocky Springs Methodist Church (built 1837) |
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Small statue in front of the church |
At one time 2,600 people lived here. Built from a watering hole and a rocky outcropping that gave the town it's name, slowly died off in the early 1900's thanks to a pandemic and then boil weevil infestation of cotton crops.
Even the cemetery is grown up.
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Rocky Springs Cemetery (behind or north of the church) |
For more information on Rocky Springs' history.
For more information on The Natchez Trace (National Parks Service)
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