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Tourist Spot Attractions In Vicksburg

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Vicksburg is the only city in, and county seat of Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is located 234 miles northwest of New Orleans at the confluence of the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and 40 miles due west of Jackson, the state capital. It is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from the state of Louisiana. The city has increased in population since 1900, when 14,834 people lived here. The population was 26,407 at the 2000 census. In 2010, it was designated as the principal city of a Micropolitan Statistical Area with a total population of 49,644. This MSA includes all of Warren County.
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  • 1. Vicksburg National Military Park Vicksburg
    Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, , also commemorates the greater Vicksburg Campaign which led up to the battle. Reconstructed forts and trenches evoke memories of the 47-day siege that ended in the surrender of the city. Victory here and at Port Hudson, farther south in Louisiana, gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
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  • 2. Vicksburg Riverfront Murals Vicksburg
    Vicksburg is the only city in, and county seat of Warren County, Mississippi, United States. It is located 234 miles northwest of New Orleans at the confluence of the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers, and 40 miles due west of Jackson, the state capital. It is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from the state of Louisiana. The city has increased in population since 1900, when 14,834 people lived here. The population was 26,407 at the 2000 census. In 2010, it was designated as the principal city of a Micropolitan Statistical Area with a total population of 49,644. This MSA includes all of Warren County.
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  • 3. Vicksburg National Cemetery Vicksburg
    Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, , also commemorates the greater Vicksburg Campaign which led up to the battle. Reconstructed forts and trenches evoke memories of the 47-day siege that ended in the surrender of the city. Victory here and at Port Hudson, farther south in Louisiana, gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
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  • 4. Cedar Hill Cemetery Vicksburg
    Cedar Hill Cemetery, also known as the City of Vicksburg Cemetery, is one of the ...oldest and largest cemeteries in the United States that is still in use. Establishment of Cedar Hill Cemetery predates the American Civil War.
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  • 5. Texas Monument Vicksburg
    U.S. Route 80 is an east-west United States Numbered Highway, much of which was once part of the early auto trail known as the Dixie Overland Highway. As the 0 in the route number indicates, it was originally a cross-country route, from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Its original western terminus was in San Diego, California. However, the entire segment west of Dallas, Texas, has been decommissioned in favor of various Interstate Highways and state highways. Currently, the highway's western terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 30 on the Dallas–Mesquite, Texas city line. The highway's eastern terminus is in Tybee Island, Georgia, at the intersection of Butler Avenue, Inlet Avenue, and Tybrisa Street, near the Atlantic Ocean.
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  • 6. McRaven House Vicksburg
    McRaven is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: William H. McRaven , United States Navy four-star admiral , former Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command. Dale McRaven , American screenwriter and producer, creator of sitcoms Angie and Perfect Strangers Larinda Lea Gifford McRaven , North American Professional Smooth Ballroom Champion and World Smooth Ballroom Finalist.
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  • 7. Vicksburg Campaign Trail Vicksburg
    The Vicksburg Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominated the last Confederate-controlled section of the Mississippi River. The Union Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant gained control of the river by capturing this stronghold and defeating Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's forces stationed there. The campaign consisted of many important naval operations, troop maneuvers, failed initiatives, and eleven distinct battles from December 26, 1862, to July 4, 1863. Military historians divide the campaign into two formal phases: Operations Against Vicksburg and Grant's Operations Against Vicksburg . Grant initially planned a two-pronged approach in which half o...
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  • 8. Stanton Hall Natchez
    Aaron Stanton Merrill also known as Tip Merrill was an American rear admiral during World War II who led American naval forces during the Solomon Islands campaign as well as the first admiral to solely use radar for fire control during wartime.
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