Vicksburg National Military Park in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Pilothouse - USS Cairo

Pilothouse - USS <i>Cairo</i> Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

1. Pilothouse - USS Cairo Marker

Inscription. Look up. That circle of sloping iron plates overhead shielded Cairo's pilothouse. From this exposed perch atop the upper deck, the pilot steered the gunboat and the officer on duty kept a watchful eye on the river. Orders to the engine room to change speed were sent using a signal board or by shouting through a speaking tube.

Erected by National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 32° 22.547′ N, 90° 52.004′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, in Warren County. It can be reached from Union Avenue near Confederate Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Union Avenue, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Ton an Hour - USS Cairo (here, next to this marker); A Crew of Immigrants (here, next to this marker); Capstan - USS Cairo (here, next to this marker); Chimneys - USS Cairo (a few steps from this marker); Hog Chains - USS Cairo (a few steps from this marker); Full Steam Ahead! (a few steps

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from this marker); The Sinking of Cairo (a few steps from this marker); Plenty of Firepower - Armor Plated (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg National Military Park.

Additional keywords. Pilothouse - USS Cairo

The pilothouse atop the USS <i>Cairo</i>. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

2. The pilothouse atop the USS Cairo.

View of marker looking forward towards the capstan. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 25, 2017

3. View of marker looking forward towards the capstan.

The USS <i>Cairo</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton

4. The USS Cairo

Photographed in the Mississippi River area during 1862, with a boat alongside her port bow, crewmen on deck and other river steamers in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 22, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.