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(3-95) Yazoo River diversion canal. North view near the junction of the canal with the Mississippi River. On April 26, 1876, the Mississippi cut through DeSoto Peninsula leaving Vicksburg without a harbor. In 1905 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed the Yazoo River diversion canal project which diverted the Yazoo into the old bed of the Mississippi forming a new harbor for Vicksburg |
(3-97) Vicksburg Fire Chief Doris Sprouse (now retired) pulling a small flat-bottomed boat from the Yazoo River diversion canal. Several photos of the Vicksburg waterfront and Fort Hill were taken from the boat. A Special Thank-you to Chief Sprouse for his guided tour |
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(3-05) Enlarge Wartime Vicksburg landing |
(6-98) Vicksburg's Old US-80 Bridge
(railroad use only). The view is
looking toward the Louisiana side of the river |
