In 1898, the three-story building that stood on the northeast corner of Washington and Clay streets was completely rebuilt with plans drawn by architect William Stanton,...
Vicksburg is home to one of the rarest artifacts of Americana history: a newspaper, The Vicksburg Daily Citizen, printed after the surrender of Vicksburg on July...
“I shall never forget my extreme fear during the night and my utter hopelessness of ever seeing the morning light. Terror-stricken, we remained crouched in the...
The two-story Italianate townhouse on the left (west side) of Cherry Street in the above photograph, just north of the railroad tracks, was built about 1880....
The Walker Brooke House- This two-story house was built on the southeast corner of Cherry and South streets most likely by Walker Brooke. Brooke was born...
One of the most frequent questions I get asked by visitors to the Old Court House Museum is, “Where can we get a good view of...
The Levy House at 1338 Chambers Street was designed by M. J. Donovan in 1907. In March of 1907, the J. H. Jaffray Construction Company was...
Consecrated sacred ground when the first burials took place in 1837, Cedar Hill Cemetery is one of the largest and oldest cemeteries still in use in...
In 1834, the building that we know as Planters Hall was erected to house the Vicksburg branch of the Planters Bank of Natchez. The Bank also...
Have you ever wondered what Vicksburg was truly like a hundred years ago or more? Looking through the quiet town with streets devoid of traffic on...
