Excursions

Illinois State Memorial © National Park Service
Vicksburg National Military Park
The Vicksburg National Military Park commemorates one of the
most decisive battles of the American Civil War: the campaign,
siege and defence of the city of Vicksburg, 44 miles (71km) west of
Jackson in Mississippi. Vicksburg was under siege for 47 days in
1863...
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Elvis © Mississippi Tourism
Elvis Presley Park
The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, was born in Tupelo,
northern Mississippi in 1935 in a humble home where he began his
meteoric rise to fame. The simple two-room house where Elvis drew
his first breath is now contained in a...
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