Mississippi
Two historic landmarks in Mississippi, across two eras of American history. Start with Vicksburg National Military Park and Natchez Historic District.
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Pictured Vicksburg National Military Park
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Landmarks in Mississippi
- Civil War
Vicksburg National Military Park
Vicksburg, MS
Vicksburg was the key that unlocked the Confederacy.
AntebellumNatchez Historic District
Natchez, MS
A city so wealthy from cotton and slavery that it once claimed more millionaires per capita than anywhere in America, Natchez survived the Civil War almost untouched, leaving one of the largest concentrations of antebellum mansions in the South standing beside the site of one of its largest slave markets.