Ramada Limited Vicksburg
Check rates and availability for this hotel
Find the best prices for Ramada Limited Vicksburg from our 9 partners. Show all partners
Travel Blogs from Vicksburg
Casinos Royale
The Confederate surrender following the siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi, is often considered the turning point of the Civil War.
Today Vicksburg seems best known for it's many Casinos. and also many pawn shops. Gas $3.07 a gal.
We checked out the Diamond Jacks and Ameristar Casinos to see which dinner buffet looked the best.
We'll be eating at the Ameristar,
Tomorrow on to Rockwall, Texas where we will be staying with my cousin Aileen for 2 nights.
...
Exploring Vicksburg
... surrendered. The Vicksburg National Military Park has over 1300 monuments and markers which have been placed to memorialise the soldiers and sailors who fell in the battle. Most of the monuments, and even some of the markers, are very grand. They are placed around the battlefield so that you can get some idea of how the battle was fought. It was a very interesting ...
Natchez to Jackson along the Trace
The Old Natchez Trace was a wilderness road that originated from a series of trails used by the southeastern Indian tribes. It was travelled by Indians, traders, soldiers, postriders, settlers, slaves, preachers, outlaws, and adventurers, and was politically, economically, socially, and militarily important for the United States in its early development.
Today the Natchaz Trace Parkway travels 444 ...
Back In The South
It has been a long weekend, and long day of travel, heading to Ennis, Tx. and it's always good to be back in the south were the woman smell of to much purfume, and wear the curlers and pajamas to the walmart (how american is that) out of all the places we travel I do miss the south, that long southern draw......heck we had a kid at our trailer on Sun. and he started talking and I could ...
Now We're Talking 'History'!
... until that key is in our pocket." Several battles took place, but Grant's troops were still unable to capture Vicksburg. This led to a 46-day siege of the city. Families resorted to living in underground caves to escape the bombardment. Confederate soldiers, sick, starving and disorganized, were unable to continue fighting. Under the leadership of General Pemberton, Vicksburg was officially surrendered on July 4, ...