Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Growing and Changing
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Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
1. Growing and Changing Marker
A Different Point of View
Vicksburg was pretty bare in the early days. The original townspeople cleared the land and used the trees to construct buildings and open space for farming. When Vicksburg was under siege by the Union Army, the soldiers could see all through the city and across the hills.
Still Growing
Despite the Courthouse's beauty and history, Warren County needed a larger facility. Known as the "New Courthouse", this Art Deco building was built in 1940 under the Public Works Administration created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Public Works Administration provided employment for 8.5 million "depression era" Americans between 1935 and 1943.
Photo captions:
Top right: Part of the Battlefield near the Union Line looking toward Vicksburg (1900)
Middle: This panoramic view of Vicksburg, taken 37 years after the Siege of Vicksburg (1900), shows how the terrain was still open. The photographer was over 2 miles away looking across the National Military Park toward this area. In the background you can see the Old Court House copula and many church steeples.
Bottom left: Behind the Union Line the Willis House, used by General Sherman as a hospital during the siege, sits on open land (1900).
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco, and the Mississippi, Vicksburg Heritage Walking Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.
Location. 32° 21.147′ N, 90° 52.677′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Cherry Street and Jackson Street, on the right when traveling north on Cherry Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1009 Cherry Street, 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: If Walls Could Talk (here, next to this marker); Mississippi Dental Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Works Agency (within shouting distance of this marker); Sheriff Peter Crosby (within shouting distance of this marker); Vicksburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Hard Times Square (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Natchez District (about 300 feet away); South Central Bell (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
2. View of marker with courthouse in background.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018
3. The "new" courthouse (chancery).
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 499 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 27, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
