What is the Black Belt Prairie?

The Black Belt Prairie region, though rich in culture and history, is more in reference to the environmental features. Ranging from northeast Mississippi, swooping into central Alabama, and ending in west central Alabama, the Black Belt Prairie region was so named due to the dark, fertile soils that created a beautiful and diverse ecosystem. A mixture of grasslands and forestland, this area once comprised over 355,000 acres according to an 1830s land survey.