Preservation in Mississippi
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Fall of Vicksburg
A friend who is a Civil War expert reminded me that July 4th is also the anniversary of the fall of Vicksburg in 1863. As far as I know (and I haven’t researched this, just repeating what I’ve been told) Vicksburg and Jackson and maybe other MS towns didn’t celebrate July 4th for many many … Continue reading
Celebrate Independence
Statue of Liberty by jsnku (Flickr) The Statue of Liberty’s crown re-opens to visitors today for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001. Last one to the top’s a rotton egg!
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