From the marker: "One of the few remaining buildings associated with the old Natchez Trace is the house of ferry operator John Gordon. Built in 1817-18, the Gordon House was one of the first brick homes in this area. "In the early 1800's, Gordon settled here as ferry operator, farmer, and Indian fighter. Because military expeditions kept him away from home, his wife Dorothea supervised the building of this house. Gordon died shortly after it was completed, but Mrs. Gordon lived here until her death in 1859. In 1978 the National Park Service restored the house to is original appearance." The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house is in Hickman County - barely. Maury county makes an odd zig-zag here and if I'd stepped back 5 feet, I'd been in that county. A short trail of about a half mile walk from here takes you to a segment of the original trace and to the location of the ferry site at the river. The house is accessible from the Natchez Trace Parkway"