The first thing you need to know about Vicksburg is that it is hilly… we’re talking San Francisco-type hilly! Next to know is that the city is nearly surrounded by the National Military Park, which commemorates the battlefield of the siege of Vicksburg. It is now a national park filled with statues and monuments. I wonder if its presence has an ongoing effect on the current citizens of Vicksburg. When we visited the park there were people jogging through the park and a group of re-enactors (sp?) getting ready to fight one of the battles yet again.
In addition to all the historical buildings and monuments there are 5 casinos on the riverfront. Despite the heat and humidity we managed to visit 4 of them,,, with the usual results (Gary won and Chris didn’t lose too much).
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