War Memorial at Vicksburg NMP

Day 1 DFS to Vicksburg, MS

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May 1st 2012
Day 1: Got off from DFS at 8:00 AM. Stopped in Magee, MS to have lunch under the canopy of an out of business gas station in a shopping center parking lot. Nice breeze. Arrived at Vicksburg National Military Park at about 3:00. After a quick visit to the visitors center (stamps & patches) we took the auto tour of the park. It included a visit to the USS Cairo (a union civil war ironclad that was s ... read more

North America » United States » Mississippi

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more