Monument near the entrance of the North and South Loops of the Vicksburg National Miltary Park.
I took a picture of two of the 1,330 monuments and markers that are in the park. This one is located in the South Loop.
A beautiful day for a walk in the park on the South Loop.
The Vicksburg National Military Park has been renovating the south loop back to where it was during the Civil War. A lot of trees and brush had to be cut down to open it up to show the way it was during the Battle of Vicksburg.
This picture was taken near the site of the surrender of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 on the North Loop.
This retired government boat was moved on land this past year as part of the renovations of downtown Vicksburg. When completed it will house the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Museum. It will mainly depict the Great Flood of 1927.
Widening the Yazoo Diverson Canal so barges, etc., can get to the Port of Vicksburg. (Facing Louisiana)
We drove down by the Vicksburg waterfront and saw docked there the General Jackson Paddlwheel boat. I have never seen this boat at the watefront before. Usually it is the Delta Queen, American Queen or the Mississippi Queen that docks here to tour our city. Actually, this showboat cruises the Cumberland River in Nashville, TN and offers dinning and entertainment. Why it was in Vicksburg, I do not know. Most likely there will be a write-up on it in today's paper.
Great pictures and I love that they are renovating the park to put it back to the way it was during the war. I have a definite passion for history like that and I'm glad to see that someone around there does too and thought enough of it to return the park to the way it was.
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