Owens Creek Waterfall

"Today we'll visit what was a waterfall at Owens Creek. Rocky Springs and Owens creek are connected by a foot trail 2 1/2 miles in length and they're related to each other by a curious fact.

"When the old national road was active in the early 1800s and before, there were fresh water springs in this area. One spring fed Owens creek and another was known by travelers as "Rocky Springs." Since those days the water table, that's the level of underground water, the water table has fallen and the springs have dried up. So, while this stop is called, Owens Creek Waterfall, there is no waterfall, unless you happen by this spot after a heavy rain. Then for a short time the steam will flow and the waterfall, like some ghost of Rocky Springs, will whisper for a time of things that once were and now lie silent.

"We've made our way over half way now from Natchez, Mississippi up to Jackson. Next time we'll cross what was the early boundary into the lands of the Choctaw Indians. I'm Frank Thomas your guide along the Natchez Trace, a road through the wilderness."

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