We’ve rounded up the best Mississippi River cruises for seniors, history buffs and Americana lovers, so you can find your ...

Just as it turned 100 in 2016, America’s National Park Service (NPS) began to officially recognize the contributions that ...

From a barbecue capital in Texas to the site of the first offensive victory for American forces in the Revolutionary War in ...

The Heritage Guild of Vicksburg & Warren County recently asked municipal candidates for Vicksburg’s mayor and Ward 2 alderman for their position on historic preservation. The Heritage Guild is a ...

by Civil War standards, bloodless. The Confederacy spared no expense defending cities like Richmond and Petersburg in Virginia; Charleston, South Carolina; and Vicksburg, Mississippi ...

Mississippi, will proudly celebrate its bicentennial, recognizing 200 years of rich history. Vicksburg’s bicentennial will honor its past from its strategic role in the Civil War to its iconic ...

The Mississippi River is one of the ... Afterwards, you’ll be taken to Natchez and Vicksburg for sightseeing and exploring ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – History buffs travel from far and wide to visit the Civil War battlefields and buildings in Mississippi that have been turned into historical sites. Mississippi joined ...

Perched high on a bluff with sweeping views of the Mississippi River sits Vicksburg. That very bluff is what made the city so challenging for the Union to capture during the 47-day Civil War ...

Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school through Vicksburg National ...

Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in Civil War history. As a small Black girl, she would walk to school through Vicksburg National ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Thelma Sims ...