Middle house constructed ca. 1830 by John Lane, a member of Vicksburg’s founding family. Flanking Italianate townhouses constructed ca. 1872; 901 by a niece of Jeff. Davis; 913 by Judge Upton Young.
Location: Vicksburg
905 Crawford Street
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CRAWFORD STREET Middle house constructed ca. 1830 by John Lane, a member of Vicksburg’s founding family. Flanking Italianate townhouses constructed ca. 1872; 901 by a niece of Jeff. Davis; 913 by Judge Upton Young. Location: Vicksburg 905 Crawford Street |
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BETHEL A.M.E. CHURCH Site of first African Methodist Episcopal Church (1864), and first Negro Masonic Lodge in Mississippi organized here (1875). Campbell College was organized here in 1890. Present church was built in 1912. Location: Vicksburg 805 Monument Street |
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ANSHE CHESED CONGREGATION Meaning “men of kindness,” the Anshe Chesed Congregation was organized in 1841 and formally chartered by the State of Mississippi in 1862. It was a founding member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations in 1874. Anshe Chesed is the second oldest Reform Jewish congregation in Mississippi. Location: Vicksburg In front of Temple Anshe Chesed, 2414 Grove Street
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PLANTERS' HALL Built 1834. Housed Vicksburg branch, Planter’s Bank of Mississippi until 1842. Occupied by officers of 28th Louisiana Reg. During Vicksburg siege. Acquired by Vicksburg Council of Garden Clubs, Inc., 1956. Location: Vicksburg 822 Main Street |
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PEMBERTON HEADQUARTERS (Willis-Cowan House) Built ca. 1835. Military headquarters of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, who commanded the Confederate forces during the siege of Vicksburg. Here on July 3, 1863, the decision was made to surrender the city. Location: Vicksburg 1018 Crawford Street |
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VICKSBURG Founded 1820 and named for the Rev. Newitt Vick. Was originally site of Spanish Ft. Nogales. Later was U.S. Ft. McHenry. On July 4, 1863 the city surrendered to Gen. Grant. Location: Vicksburg On square of Old Courthouse Museum |
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CHICKASAW BAYOU BATTLE Here on December 27-29, 1862, General W.T. Sherman with 32,000 men was routed by a defending C.S.A. force of 9,000 led by Gen. Stephen D. Lee. Union losses were 9 to 1. Location: West side of US 61, 4.7 miles north of Vicksburg |
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BRIERFIELD AND HURRICANE The Brierfield and Hurricane plantations of Jefferson and Joseph Davis were located west of here at Davis Bend. War, floods, and fire have destroyed most of the physical evidence of these plantation homes. Location: Vicksburg On west side of south lane of US Hwy 61 - 5.2 miles north of Warren-Claiborne County Line |
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BALFOUR HOUSE Built mid-1830s. Home of Emma Balfour, noted diarist of the Siege. Site of 1862 Christmas ball interrupted by arrival of Federal fleet. Following surrender July 4, 1863, was HQ. Of Maj. Gen. J.B. McPherson. Location: Vicksburg Front of House, 1002 Crawford Street |
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SOLDIERS REST C.S.A. CEMETERY Begun May 15, 1866 by Ladies Confederate Cemetery Assn. of Vicksburg. Remains of over 1600 soldiers who died in Vicksburg campaign & siege were re-interred here. Location: Vicksburg Near entrance of Cedar Hill Cemetery, City Cemetery Road |
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TOBIAS GIBSON Home site of “Father of Methodism” in Mississippi. Sent, 1799, to Mississippi Territory as a missionary, he founded many of its early churches. He is buried on Crawford Street Church Lawn. Location: Vicksburg US Hwy 51, one mile south of the MS River Bridge |
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ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH Organized Jan. 2, 1819, is the oldest Baptist Church in Warren County. Its minister was the founder of the First Baptist Church of Vicksburg. Many of the area’s early settlers are buried in its graveyard. Location: Vicksburg At cemetery gate, 4.2 miles southeast of Vicksburg City Limit on Fisher
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FORT NOGALES On bluffs above. Built by Spain in 1790’s on land granted by Choctaws. At evacuation in March, 1798, name became Ft. McHenry, honoring U.S. Sec. of War. Abandoned about 1800. Location: Vicksburg East side of US 61, north of Vicksburg, just south of entrance to
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SNYDER’S BLUFF W. 100 yd. Entrenchments built here for Vicksburg defense repelled Union gunboats, Dec. 27-28, 1862 & attack by Gen. Sherman, April 30, 1863. Garrison retired to city, May, 1863. Location: River side of Miss. Hwy 3. in triangle at turn-off to site, north of Vicksburg (Marker is missing) |
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VICK GRAVES SE 60 yds, lie remains of founder of Vicksburg, the Rev. Newitt Vick, and wife, who settled here 1812. Both died of yellow fever, 1819. Court Square given county, 1825, honoring their memory. Location: Vicksburg Oak Ridge Road, 2.7 miles from the Culkin community (Marker is missing) |
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LINDEN PLANTATION Established in 1827 by John Wesley Vick, son of Newitt Vick, founder of Vicksburg. Linden Plantation consisted of eleven hundred acres. The house, a 2 ½ story Greek Revival structure, was built by J.W. Vick fir his bride, Anne Brabston. On May 19, 1863, Linden Plantation was occupied by Union troops. The house burned in 1956. Location: Vicksburg 505 Duncan Road |
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VICKSBURG SIEGE Beginning on May 16, 1863, Gen. U.S. Grant held city under siege, cutting off all supplies & driving citizens to caves to escape shells. C.S.A. Gen. John C. Pemberton finally surrendered July 4. Location: Vicksburg State welcome center on Hwy 61 |
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U.S. MARINE HOSPITAL Established 1853 for care of ill or disabled merchant seamen. Three-story brick building on this site was used as hospital until 1873 and demolished in 1892. Location: Vicksburg Corner of Oak and Speed Streets |
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YOKENA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Organized May 11, 1884, the Church was built on land that was part of a Spanish land grant and given by Mrs. Patty Hyland Gould Hankinson. Dedication was held Aug. 5, 1886. The first pastor, the Rev. C.P. Colmery, served 49 years. “Yokena” is part of the name of the Hyland Plantation, Lucca Yokena, and is Choctaw for “black dirt.” |
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HISTORIC SITE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS ACADEMY (1916-1958) In the fall of 1916 the small, one-teacher schools were consolidated into Jefferson Davis Academy with grades one through twelve; it was one of five centrally-located schools in Warren County. In later years, a vocational building was added, and the Winnie Davis Cottage across the road provided housing for teachers. In later years the number of grades were eventually reduced to eight and then six. In 1958 Jefferson Davis Academy was closed and later demolished. |
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OLD NATCHEZ DISTRICT Ceded by Choctaws & Chickasaws in Fort Adams Treaty, 1801, confirming earlier British treaty. Contained most of present Warren, Jefferson, Claiborne, Adams, Franklin, Wilkinson & Amite Counties. Location: Vicksburg On square of Old Courthouse Museum |
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SOUTH CENTRAL BELL 1881-1981 The first telephone exchange in Mississippi was installed in Vicksburg, January 10, 1881, at 102 ½ North Washington Street, by the Louisiana Telephone Company, a predecessor of South Central Bell. Location: Vicksburg On square of Old Courthouse Museum |
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MISSISSIPPI DENTAL ASSOCIATION On April 21, 1875, the Mississippi Dental Association was organized in Vicksburg at the office of Dr. J.B. Askew and Dr. J.D. Miles on Washington Street. Dr. J.D. Miles became its first president. Location: Vicksburg On square of Old Courthouse Museum |
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CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Founded 1828. Nave and tower constructed 1839-43. Cornerstone laid by Bishop Leonidas Polk. Despite the bombardment, the Rev. W.W. Lord conducted daily services here during the Siege of Vicksburg. Location: Vicksburg 1115 Main Street |