Mississippi
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 16:41Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
c/o Natchez Trace Parkway
2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804-9718
Phone: 662-680-4025
The Confederate army opposed Union forces here on June 10, 1864, to ultimately secure supply lines between Nashville and Chattanooga.
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Submitted by siteadmin on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 12:30Gulf Islands National Seashore
1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway
Gulf Breeze, FL 32561-5000
Phone: 850-934-2600
Offshore islands have sparkling white sand beaches, historic fortifications, and nature trails. Mainland features of this unit, which is located near Pensacola, include the Naval Live Oaks Reservation, beaches, and military forts. All areas in Florida are accessible by car.
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 16:42Gulf Islands National Seashore
3500 Park Road
Ocean Springs, MS 39564-9709
Phone: 228-875-9057
(See also Florida)
Sparkling beaches, historic sites, wildlife sanctuaries, islands accessible only by boat, bayous, nature trails, picnic areas, and campgrounds make up this park.
Natchez National Historical Park
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 16:42Natchez National Historical Park
P.O. Box 1208
Natchez, MS 39121-1208
Phone: 601-446-5790
Before the Civil War, Natchez became a commercial, cultural, and social center of the South's "cotton belt." The city today represents one of the best preserved concentrations of significant antebellum properties in the United States. Within the park are Melrose, an excellent example of a planter's home, and the home of William Johnson, a prominent free black.
Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 16:43Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
c/o Natchez Trace Parkway
2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804-9718
Phone: 662-680-4025
Completed sections of this trail are found alongside the Natchez Trace Parkway near Rocky Springs, Jackson, and Tupelo, Mississippi, and Leipers Fork, Tennessee. Established March 28, 1983. Length: 64 miles.
Natchez Trace Parkway
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 16:51Natchez Trace Parkway
2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804-9718
Phone: 662-680-4025
The parkway generally follows the Old Trace, or trail, used by American Indians and early settlers between Nashville, Tennessee, and Natchez, Mississippi, about 1790-1830. Of the estimated 445 miles of parkway, 424 are completed.
Shiloh National Military Park
Submitted by siteadmin on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 15:59Shiloh National Military Park
1055 Pittsburg Landing Road
Shiloh, TN 38376-9704
Phone: 731-689-5275
On April 6, 1862, the battle of Shiloh began a six-month struggle for the key railroad junction at Corinth, Mississippi. Afterwards, Union forces marched from Pittsburg Landing to take Corinth in a May siege, then withstood an October Confederate counter-attack.
Tupelo National Battlefield
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 16:52Tupelo National Battlefield
c/o Natchez Trace Parkway
2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
Tupelo, MS 38804-9718
Phone: 662-680-4025
Here, on July 13-14, Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest tried to cut the railroad supplying the Union's march on Atlanta.
Vicksburg National Military Park
Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 16:53Vicksburg National Military Park
3201 Clay Street
Vicksburg, MS 39183
Phone: 601-636-0583
Reconstructed forts and trenches evoke memories of the 47-day siege that ended in the surrender of the city on July 4, 1863.Victory gave the North control of the Mississippi River. The Civil War ironclad gunboat USS Cairo is on display. Vicksburg National Cemetery--18,244 interments, 12,954 unidentified--is within the park; grave space is not available.
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