Vicksburg National Military Park
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Vicksburg National Military Park commemorates the campaign, siege and defense of Vicksburg.
Waymark Code: WM20GD
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2007
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Vicksburg was a fortress located on high ground guarding the Mississippi River. Its surrender on July 4, 1863, coupled with the fall of Port Hudson, Louisiana, divided the South, and gave the North undisputed control of the Mississippi River. The Vicksburg battlefield includes 1,330 monuments and markers, a 16 mile tour road, a restored Union gunboat, and a National Cemetery.
The park includes 1,325 historic monuments and markers, 20 miles of historic trenches and earthworks, a 16-mile tour road, two antebellum homes, 144 emplaced cannons, restored gunboat USS Cairo (sunk on December 12, 1862, on the Yazoo River), and the Grant's Canal site, where the Union army attempted to build a canal to let their ships bypass Confederate artillery fire. The Cairo, also known as the "Hardluck Ironclad," was the first U.S. ship in history to be sunk by a torpedo/mine. It was raised in 1964. The Illinois State Memorial has 47 steps, one for every day Vicksburg was besieged.
Operating Hours & Seasons:
Open daily, except December 25 (Federal Holiday)
Beginning in 2007, the Visitor Center and U. S. S. Cairo Museum will be closed New Years Day and Thanksgiving Day.
Visitor Center: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;
Cairo Museum: October to March: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. April to September: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
State/States the Park is located...: MS
Park Designation: Battlefield/Military Park
Times the Visitors Center (or Park) is Open....: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Months the Visitors Center/Park is open...: From: 01/01/2010 To: 12/31/2010
Website From the National Parks Service Page of this Waymark...: [Web Link]
SECONDARY website.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicksburg_National_Military_Park
Are pictures included?: yes
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