1117 Washington Street, a commercial building on the east side of the street between Grove and China streets, was built...
VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — The U. S. Marine Hospital at Vicksburg was located at 500 Speed Street from 1856 to 1895. In 1836, Congress passed a bill...
VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — On Saturday, November 18, at 10:00am Vicksburg National Military Park will host a rededication ceremony for the Rhode Island Memorial. On April 13,...
VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Vicksburg Library– When the new City Hall was completed in 1903, the Vicksburg Library Association established a library of sorts on the third...
VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — The story of the Sultana is remembered throughout the United States as one of the worst maritime disasters in our nation’s history. Federal...
VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Reconstruction throughout the United States was a tumultuous period of political, social, and economic changes. Vicksburg had a significant role to play during...
VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — In 1897, forty-seven members of First Baptist Church withdrew and organized a new congregation that they named Calvary. They met in a building...
VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — Following the end of the Siege of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, the city was placed under martial law by the Federal forces....
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,...
