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DeSoto Island is a Mississippi River island near the confluence of the River and Glass Bayou just north of Vicksburg, in the jurisdiction of Madison Parish, Louisiana, United States. In the 19th century it was known as the Duelling Island because duelists went there to conduct their "affairs of honor."
Vicksburg is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States.It is the county seat. The population was 21,573 at the 2020 census. [5] Located on a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Louisiana, Vicksburg was built by French colonists in 1719.
Uptown Vicksburg Historic District is a historic district in Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.. The district is bounded by Locust Street, South Street, Washington Street, and Clay Street; also on Washington Streets between Grove and Veto Street; and also roughly bounded by Washington Street, Grove Street, China Street, Clay Street, Locust Street, Veto Street and South Street (north boundary of the ...
Red River Landing, Louisiana reached 58.22 feet on May 13 and was 9th highest crest of record. The flood stage at Baton Rouge was 42.10 feet on May 10. Farther down the River at Donaldsonville the flood stage reached 32.30 feet on April 9, which was the 10th
In 1902, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers diverted the Yazoo River into the old river bed, forming the Yazoo Diversion Canal. The modern-day port of Vicksburg is still located on this canal. Commercial navigation of the Yazoo River has declined considerably since the 1990s and is mainly concentrated on the section from Vicksburg to Yazoo City. [4]
Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, flanking the Mississippi River, also commemorates the greater Vicksburg Campaign which led up to the battle. Reconstructed forts and trenches evoke memories of the ...
The Lower Mississippi River Museum is a museum in Vicksburg, Mississippi. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Water Resources Development Act of 1992 authorized the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site.
Location of Warren County in Mississippi. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, Mississippi.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the city of Vicksburg and elsewhere in Warren County, Mississippi, United States.