By Nancy Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation. This Greek Revival residence on the southeast corner of Crawford and Monroe streets was the home of William...
USACE Vicksburg District In mid-October, a local fisherman on the Yazoo Canal north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, stumbled upon a piece of history usually concealed by rippling...
Graffiti carved into the slate of the Old Court House by Union soldiers in July 1863 is still visible today. Many are simple markings of initials...
The opening of the Carroll Hotel on Oct. 10, 1893, almost didn’t happen. A stock company composed of leading citizens of Vicksburg was formed in 1890...
Vicksburg is no stranger to architectural diversity. Styles ranging from Greek Revival to Mediterranean and just about everything in between has been represented in our city....
The Joy Theater opened on June 16, 1949, at 1509 Walnut Street. It was owned by Mr. Joy N. Houch of New Orleans and W. A....
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today October 21, 2022 World War I veteran Lamar Smith knew the risk of registering Black residents to vote and encouraging them...
There was a building on the northwest corner of Washington and Clay streets (1222) as early as 1846. In June of that year, Benjamin Hardaway and...
Mississippi is home to some of the most haunted places in the world. If you are an adventurer and aiming to visit some of the strangest...
by Jordan Rushing, Assistant Director/Curator of the Old Courthouse Museum While researching Warren County, I’ve come across one person that stands out among all other early...
