The Longleaf Trace Companion

Written by Anthony Mozingo

The Comprehensive resource for getting around the crown jewel of South Mississippi...

- Herlon Pierce
Longleaf Trace Manager
 

With the Longleaf Trace Companion you will be able to:

Identify trees and wildlife along the Trace

Locate extinct communities and other historical locations

Plan short day trips and weekends in south Mississippi

Easily get contact information and facts related to the Trace

Journey through the cities of Hattiesburg, Sumrall, Bassfield, and Prentiss and Forrest, Lamar, and Jefferson Davis counties.

About the Longleaf Trace

The scenic Longleaf Trace, a recreational trail that winds through three south Mississippi counties for more than forty miles, is the remnant of the Mississippi Central Railroad that a century ago supported sawmills, logging camps, and towns now forever abandoned and extinct. Between Hattiesburg and Prentiss, a century of history is hidden among the canopies of hardwoods and pine meadows now connected by county roads and state highways. Where the echo of the steam locomotive’s whistle once broke the silence of the morning, thousands of joggers, bicyclists and equestrians enjoy the serenity of the piney woods’ countryside on a ribbon of asphalt ten feet wide.

The Longleaf Trace Companion, the official guidebook of the Longleaf Trace, is a user-friendly, mile-by-mile field manual that brings the Trace alive by highlighting its contemporary features and resurrecting its lost history. In the book, colorful and accurately detailed maps are enhanced by historical anecdotes, photographs and practical tips throughout. With the Longleaf Trace Companion as a guide, one may more fully appreciate and understand the features of the Trace while learning about the railroad and timber industries that framed the area’s history.