USS Cairo

  • 3201 Clay Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39183
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601-636-2199,, +1 601 636 2199

...displayed at the Military Park is the USS Cairo, a Union ironclad sunk by the Confederacy and raised after a hundred years underwater. Remarkably intact artifacts recovered from aboard ship, including a running watch, dishes, ... Excerpt from Off the Beaten Path: Mississippi

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The Cairo was very well kept. more on Yahoo! Travel

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Visited 2004. Going to Vicksburg, you have to visit Civil War sites. This a truly OUTSTANDING Civil ... more on TripAdvisor

To be able to walk on and thru an actual Civil War battle ship is a wonderful experience. more on TripAdvisor

Imagine you are shoveling 2000 pounds of coal into the boilers of this or any iron clad every hour, ... more on TripAdvisor

This is part of the Military Park tour, so you can't miss it. It really is well done, I had no idea that war ships were used during 'The Last Unpleasantness'. Whatever could ... more on TripAdvisor

Might be more interactive but other than the Monitor in VIrginia and the Hunley in South Carolina, its difficult to visit Civil War era warships. An astounding ... more on TripAdvisor

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The "Cairo" was very well kept. I liked the artifacts in the museum. It was cool!
The ship really brought you back ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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