Tuesday, September 03, 2013

Afternoon Pix @ Navy Circle

Drove by the Navy Circle this afternoon and took a few pictures at the site of Battery Benton, a Union siege position consisting of two 42-pounder rifled cannon, named after the Union gunboat "Benton" of Admiral Porter's river fleet.  The battery dueled with Confederate positions located at South Fort, and sustained casualties when a Confederate shell exploded within its fortifications.   

 Ameristar Casino Hotel in the background.

Looks like a huge thunderhead building up north of town.

Big wheels!

 Looking inside the barrel.

Boom!

View of the bridges (I-20 and old Hwy 80) at Vicksburg, MS, Battery Benton site.

Leaving with an ominous cloud due north.

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