Vicksburg Mississippi

[shanegalang]

Wife and I spent the week end in Vicksburg Mississippi. Thought I would share a cpl of pix of the USS Cairo at the Vicksburg National Military park. If ever you get the chance this place is a must see!!!! Enjoy.

 

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[riobravo]

that was nice thanks for sharing

 

[shanegalang]

Theres a museum there that contains all the things found along with the boat. Amazing all the stuff that was preserved. They pulled this thing out of the muddy Mississippi River. I think it was around 1976 or so. Most of it has been put back together and a bunch of laminated beams hold it all together.

 

[wwwtimmcp]

much appreciated, old wrecks are always cool and almost always loaded with artifacts.

 

[bell47]

I thought it came out of the Yazoo river. Wasn't it the first ship ever sunk by a torpedo, or maybe a mine, I forget.

 

[shanegalang]

It sure was the Yazoo. Thanks for pointing that out.

http://militaryhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_uss_cairo_at_vicksburg

 

[Ocean Oso]

When you stand on top of the battlefield in Vicksburg and look down upon the Yazoo, you can't help but get chills from what took place there.