Vicksburg, Mississippi
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 View from downtown Vicksburg to the Yazoo bypass canal (the former Mississippi river bed until 1876) |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1826 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Mississippi |
| County : | Warren County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 20 ′ N , 90 ° 53 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 26,407 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 309.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 98.3 km 2 (approx. 38 mi 2 ) of which 85.2 km 2 (approx. 33 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 73 m |
| Postcodes : | 39180-39183 |
| Area code : | +1 601 and 769 |
| FIPS : | 28-76720 |
| GNIS ID : | 0679216 |
| Website : | web.vicksburg.org |
| Mayor : | George Flaggs Jr. |
.jpg) The former Warren County Courthouse (now the Old Courthouse Museum), Cherry Street, in Vicksburg |
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Vicksburg is a city in Warren County , Mississippi and its administrative seat .
population
Vicksburg has about 26,000 inhabitants ( 2000 census ). The total area is 91.3 km² and the population density is about 310 inhabitants / km².
location
Vicksburg is 40 miles west of the state capital of Mississippi, Jackson . The urban area extends up to 40 m above the river on the east bank of the Mississippi at its confluence with the Yazoo . The Interstate 20 and US Highway 80 crossing over the Vicksburg Bridge the Mississippi River into Madison Parish of Louisiana . Until it was completed in 1973, US Highway 80 ran over the Old Vicksburg Bridge , a combined rail and road bridge that is now only used by the Kansas City Southern Railway .
history
Vicksburg was founded in 1811 and recognized as a city on January 29, 1825. The place grew rapidly and soon became a center of trade, agriculture, and traffic on the Mississippi.
During the American Civil War , the city was of great importance due to the branch of the Mississippi Central Railroad that ran west over the Mississippi and the dominant location on the Mississippi. On May 22, 1863, the city was attacked by Union troops. On July 4th she surrendered to General Grant , who thus rose to become the new war hero of the north (→ Battle of Vicksburg ). The northern fleet thus dominated the Mississippi and was able to organize and carry out supplies to the south unhindered.
sons and daughters of the town
- Walter Barnes (1905–1940), jazz musician and band leader
- Malcolm Butler (born 1990), American football player
- Henry Cloud (* 1956), psychologist, consultant, bestselling author and speaker
- Mart Crowley (1935-2020), playwright and screenwriter
- Willie Dixon (1915-1992), musician
- Terry Evans (1937–2018), blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
- Ellen Gilchrist (* 1935), writer
- Nikki Griffin (born 1978), actress
- Milton Hinton (1910-2000), bassist
- Bertha Hope (* 1936), pianist
- Delbert Hosemann (* 1947), politician
- Hank Jones (1918-2010), pianist
- Willie Jones II (1920–1977), pianist and producer
- Patrick Kelly (1954–1990), fashion designer
- Key Pittman (1872-1940), politician
- Vail Montgomery Pittman (1880–1964), politician
- Beah Richards (1920-2000), actress
- George H. Smith (1922-1996), writer
