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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Oct 18, 2007
Description:
Vicksburg was the site of a major battle in the War Between the States. There is now a huge National Military Park commemorating the event. The hotel receptionist was insistent that I should see the Union ironclad (USS Cairo) recently recovered from a nearby bayou and restored.
I told her I would look for it. I found it not far from downtown, but it was covered by a tent. The bluffs looked too formidable for a casual climb, so I passed it up until next time.
Vicksburg is renowned as the birth place of Coca-Cola. I didn’t bother to look for that one at all.
Date Taken:
Oct 18, 2007
Place Taken:
Vicksburg, MS
Owner:
Dan Nickens
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289, An Indirect Relocation
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Jim Thomas - Oct 22,2007
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Just a minor correction, Dan.<br /><br />Vicksburg is where Coke was first bottled in 1894, after it's 1886 introduction in Atlanta by John Pemberton.
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Dan Nickens - Oct 22,2007
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The Vicksburg Tourist Bureau must have a different definition of 'Birthplace,' Jim. It is probably because of an inferiority complex with their bigger Southern sister city.
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Dan Nickens - Oct 23,2007
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This seems to be a matter of some sensitivity, Jim. One Vicksburgian had this to say: “We long ago determined that it is the place of delivery that is important, not the place of conception.”
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Brian Dehlsen - Oct 22,2007
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either it was Sunday and everybody was in church or the war took a heavy toll. I cannot see any people down there
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Dan Nickens - Oct 22,2007
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There are a few blokes down there on the RR tracks, mate. Heading out-of-town after a tough night at the casino boat and a few too many Southern Comforts & Coke, I'd reckon.
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