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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YQE_koestler-bakerys-christmas-tree-lane_Vicksburg-MS.html
In May 1908, Leo C. Koestler opened Koestler's Bakery on Washington at Belmont Street. The first ovens were coal fired and "Mello-Toast Bread" was delivered to households by a horse-drawn dray.
In about 1918, Leo became the first in the state …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YQD_rosa-a-temple-high-school_Vicksburg-MS.html
In 1959, Rosa A. Temple High School, named in honor of a beloved long-time school teacher, was built for African Americans and the old school, J. G. H. Bowman High, formerly known as Magnolia Avenue (1924) was closed.
Mr. O. W. Sanders served …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YQC_two-bridges-at-sunset_Vicksburg-MS.html
Probably one of the most picturesque views of Vicksburg is that of the two bridges over the Mississippi River. The first bridge was constructed in 1930 for $6,500,000 to transport vehicles and trains.
It was, at that time, the only bridge acro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YQB_gold-in-the-hills_Vicksburg-MS.html
The longest continually-running melodrama in the world began with modest roots on March 28, 1936 by Julia Arnold on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers barge that had been redesigned to resemble a riverboat and renamed the Dixie Belle.
"Gold in the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YQ9_the-1953-vicksburg-tornado_Vicksburg-MS.html
On a balmy Saturday afternoon in the winter of 1953, a tornado etched a path of destruction from Vicksburg's waterfront through downtown and into a northeast residential area.
The December 5th twister is to date (2006) one of only two F5 torna…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YPT_vicksburgs-original-floodwall_Vicksburg-MS.html
Vicksburg's first floodwall, built to keep annual spring flood waters from disrupting commercial activity along Levee Street, was completed in 1924. It was financed on a shared basis agreement between the City of Vicksburg, the Yazoo and Mississip…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YP9_the-war-between-the-states_Vicksburg-MS.html
Vicksburg voters opposed secession but once the war began they supported the Confederacy, over 2500 local men joining the Southern ranks.
The first attack on Vicksburg was in the spring of 1862. The enemy was repulsed, Col. James Autry telling …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YP8_the-selection-of-a-president_Vicksburg-MS.html
On a February day in 1861 as Jefferson and Varina Davis were pruning roses on the lawn at Brierfield, their home south of Vicksburg, a messenger arrived informing Davis that he had been elected president of the Confederate States of America.
Mr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YP7_early-exploration-fort-nogales_Vicksburg-MS.html
The Spanish were the first Europeans (in 1541) to discover what is today called Fort Hill, the second highest spot between Memphis and New Orleans. When the French arrived in 1682, they laid claim to the region. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 divided…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YP6_prehistoric-settlement-in-warren-county_Vicksburg-MS.html
The Vicksburg-Warren County area has a long prehistoric heritage. There is evidence of prehistoric Native Americans in this area as early as 2000 B. C. These early cultures were from the Poverty Point Period and were followed by the Baytown Period…