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[Harlan (Deceased)]

"Yes, I remember. And do you remember Nappie Roots in Vicksburg that you sent me a picture of? Well, I recently drove by it!"

John, when I saw that shop I almost drove off the road!



We loved Vicksburg and thanks for suggesting Vicksburg as a stopover halfway to Birmingham. The little town seemed like it hasn't changed much for a long, long time and retains the culture of the old South.

There's a statue honoring WWI soldiers that was located in the little downtown square. (He's holding a 1903)


There was an old drug store on the old main street shops that had old guns all the way around the store hung on the walls near the ceiling. The owner of the store was an older lady and I asked her about the guns. She said that they had belonged to a previous owner of the store who has passed away. She didn't know anything about them and said they were in the store when she bought it so she left them up as decorations.
(I almost cried)





The memorial cemetery and battleground are were astounding. The area is beautiful, well maintained, and there's a little road that winds for miles through it. I took too many photos to show here, but this old ironclad they had gotten from the bottom of the Mississippi was one of the most interesting things there to me.



Later in the evening we were driving around looking at all the old buildings etc. I found another old cemetery on the edge of town that was deserted. It was a really run down area of town and there was nobody in the whole cemetery. The mood was really different here and it seemed like you could almost feel ghosts of the soldiers. Most all dates of death were very close.

If anyone who hasn't been to Vicksburg has the chance to visit, it is well worth the trip.
~ Harlan

[Emri]

For the interesting post and the pics to go with it!! Did you notice some of the arms pictured on the wall of the establishment might well be NFA items ?? Maybe they are on a C&R list nowdays, I don't keep up with those things much. I haven't been to V'burg for a visit since early 90's when the kids were young and needed to see what it was all about. Was that "ironclad" a newer exhibit? or an ongoing one? I remember a "gunboat" that was more of a restoration than anything else. They had salvaged the iron parts, engines / boilers / etc., but all the wood was new production to "restore it".

Check your PM's on this page...I left you one...

Thanks again,

Emri

P.S.- come this way again and let us know when you do so !!

[Emri]

If you are ever near the Jackson, MS area; you might visit Clinton, MS just north of there. They have the only "civil war" (yankee term) memorial to the Black people who served the South in arms.

FWIW,

Emri

[Johnny Peppers]

If you are ever near the Jackson, MS area; you might visit Clinton, MS just north of there. They have the only "civil war" (yankee term) memorial to the Black people who served the South in arms.

FWIW,

Emri

Clinton, Mississippi is west of Jackson just off I 20.
Use to know a couple of guys in Vicksburg that were Civil War relic hunters. I went metal detecting with them a few times, and amazing how much is still in the ground around there. They took me to a place called Old Warrenton just south of Vicksburg which was a Union camp ground. They had found over 200 coins in the area, with most being half dimes.

[JB71]

Great pics...Thanks for posting them!

[Emri]

Clinton, Mississippi is west of Jackson just off I 20.
Use to know a couple of guys in Vicksburg that were Civil War relic hunters. I went metal detecting with them a few times, and amazing how much is still in the ground around there. They took me to a place called Old Warrenton just south of Vicksburg which was a Union camp ground. They had found over 200 coins in the area, with most being half dimes.

As to the location of Clinton, MS......I guess it is just the name "clinton" that gets me confused. There is also a Clinton, AR. that I drive past when going to NW Arkansas.

The town north of Jackson,MS is named "Clanton". OK, I was only one letter off.

I STILL have an excelent memory, it just doesn't last very long.......

Thanks Johnny for the correction.... Now I remember I have to drive through TWO Clintons to get to NW Arkansas from here...


Emri

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Did you notice some of the arms pictured on the wall of the establishment might well be NFA items ??

I haven't been to V'burg for a visit since early 90's when the kids were young and needed to see what it was all about. Was that "ironclad" a newer exhibit? or an ongoing one? I remember a "gunboat" that was more of a restoration than anything else. They had salvaged the iron parts, engines / boilers / etc., but all the wood was new production to "restore it".

Emri,
Yes, I noticed some of the arms that were on the walls in that old drug store.

You are completely correct about the Ironclad and I'm sure it was the same one you saw. (Your memory is doing well!)

The last time I was there was in the 60's when I was a kid and the Ironclad wasn't there then. It was 'new' to me when I went back three years ago!
Did all this time pass so quickly? (Your memory is better than mine Emri)



Looking through my photos, I just noticed the Ironclad was under restoration a LONG time ago and everything inside is covered with thick dust!

I thought it was still being restored when I was there, but it looks like it hasn't changed since you were there last!







My young son loved it three years ago anyway!

[John Beard]

As to the location of Clinton, MS......I guess it is just the name "clinton" that gets me confused. There is also a Clinton, AR. that I drive past when going to NW Arkansas.

The town north of Jackson,MS is named "Clanton". OK, I was only one letter off.

I STILL have an excelent memory, it just doesn't last very long.......

Thanks Johnny for the correction.... Now I remember I have to drive through TWO Clintons to get to NW Arkansas from here...


Emri

Emri,

You can't win for losing.

As Johnny Peppers pointed out, Clinton, MS, is west of Jackson and a mere 6 miles from my old hometown. And the town north of Jackson is Canton, MS. It has no "L" in the spelling. You've confused Clinton, MS, with Clanton, AL!

J.B.

[Johnny Peppers]

The gunboat Cairo came out of the Yazoo river where it had been sunk by a Confederate torpedo or mine. When it was found it was virtually intact but completely filled with silt. The engineers thought it could be raised by running several large cables under the hull and lifting it, but with the tremendous weight of the silt the cables cut through the hull leaving a jumbled mess. Everything that could be found was loaded on a barge and sent to Pascagoula, Mississippi for salvage and restoration before being returned to Vicksburg.
The silt had preserved many artifacts in the Cairo which are now in the museum at the site of the gunboat.

[Emri]

Emri,

You can't win for losing.

As Johnny Peppers pointed out, Clinton, MS, is west of Jackson and a mere 6 miles from my old hometown. And the town north of Jackson is Canton, MS. It has no "L" in the spelling. You've confused Clinton, MS, with Clanton, AL!

J.B.

Thanks John for clearing that up! Yes, I AM easily confused !!

I hate trying to help people with directions to get to a destination. I know how to get there, but can't remember the highway numbers or street names to help them because I never pay attention to them. I have to tell them "turn left at the big Baptist church" rather than to turn on CR55 or whatever. And yes, getting town names confused and turned around is easy for me to do.

As usual your memory is excellent. I'm sure you remember more than I have forgotten.

Y'all have a good weekend!!

Emri