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Established in 1862, the yard contained five saw and planing mills, machine shop, and carpenter and blacksmith shops. The ironclad ram Arkansas was launched here on July 14, 1862. Burned by direction of Lt. Isaac Brown, C.S.N., the yard was occupied on May 21, 1863, by Federal forces, who also seized the vessels Mobile and Republic.
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| HM Number | HM1GPA |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1996 |
| Placed By | The Mississippi Department of Archives and History |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 11:44am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 740193 N 3635998 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.83576667, -90.43386667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 50.146', W 90° 26.032' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 50' 8.76" N, 90° 26' 1.92" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 662 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 883-899 S Industrial Pkwy, Yazoo City MS 39194, US |
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