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

Hard Times Square

— Vicksburg Heritage Walking Trail —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

1. Hard Times Square Marker

Inscription. If Vicksburgers found themselves in hard times, they probably ended up here. The jail, court house, funeral home and tombstone maker were all located at this intersection.

Photo captions
Top left: Warren County Court House, late 1800's and City Marble Works across the street

Bottom left: Court Room, Warren County Court House
Currently the Old Court House Museum

Top right: Warren County Jail (1900)
The current jail was built in 1906. The old death cells and gallows are still located in the tower. They were last used in 1939 when a man was hung for murder.

Bottom right: Fisher Funeral Home
Grove Street
(early 1900s)

Erected 2017 by the City of Vicksburg. (Marker Number 14.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi, Vicksburg Heritage Walking Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 32° 21.101′ N, 90° 52.686′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Grove Street and Cherry Street, on the right

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when traveling west on Grove Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Grove 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: Sheriff Peter Crosby (a few steps from this marker); Vicksburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Works Agency (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Natchez District (within shouting distance of this marker); South Central Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Mississippi Dental Association (within shouting distance of this

The Old County Courthouse (now museum). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

2. The Old County Courthouse (now museum).

marker); Featherston-Magruder House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Growing and Changing (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Old Warren County Courthouse. (Submitted on March 27, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View from marker towards location of Warren County Jail. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

3. View from marker towards location of Warren County Jail.

Current Fisher Funeral Home at 1830 Cherry Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 23, 2018

4. Current Fisher Funeral Home at 1830 Cherry Street.

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 512 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 27, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.