Downtown Vicksburg and the Floodwall Murals
Heritage District · Vicksburg, Mississippi
The old town on the bluff above the Mississippi, four miles from the military park and a completely different visit. Thirty-two murals by Robert Dafford cover the river floodwall, telling the city's history along a walkable stretch of the waterfront. Behind them are the 1858 courthouse where the United States flag was raised after the surrender, the building where Coca-Cola was first bottled in 1894, and a downtown of antebellum houses. The river itself left in 1876, cutting a new channel and stranding the port; the Yazoo was diverted into the old bed in 1903 to give the city its waterfront back.
Washington Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 39180, United States
A town, accessible at all times. THE FLOODWALL MURALS ARE OUTDOORS, FREE AND ALWAYS OPEN. The Old Court House Museum and the Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum keep daytime hours, generally Monday to Saturday with limited or no Sunday opening — verify before travelling, particularly if you are coming off the military park late in the day. Casinos operate around the clock.
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