VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Following the end of the Siege of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, the city was placed under...
The Vicksburg Hospital, built on the corner of Monroe and Veto streets, was founded on February 1, 1929 by Dr. I. C. Knox, Sr., Dr. W....
On April 26, 1838, the Vicksburg Whig reported, “At a meeting of the citizens of Vicksburg convened for the purpose of organizing a Fire Engine Company,...
“Synagogues are more than public places for worship; they are the most important institution in Judaism.” Iuliu Herscovici expressed this feeling in his book, The Jews...
From Visit Natchez: NATCHEZ, Miss. – The bombing of George Metcalfe’s car on Aug. 27, 1965, was meant to kill him and cripple with fear the...
In a recent donation to the Old Court House Museum, local resident Ron White, owner of Grey Oaks Plantation here in Warren County, has given a...
This impressive two-story building at 1317 on the northwest side of Openwood Street between First East and First North streets housed Zollinger’s Grocery on the first...
The history of Fort Nogales, constructed by the Spanish in 1791 at Walnut Hills, is a fascinating story that pitted the newly formed United States against...
Vicksburg has an extensive historical relationship with dueling. Newspapers from around the area throughout the 1800s were filled with notices of the challenges that were being...
When the Alabama and Vicksburg Railroad started construction in 1890 on their new passenger depot to be located on Holly Street instead of near their existing...