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Civil War relics found under Memphis bridge as Mississippi River water levels drop
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLongtime relic collector Riley Bryant said he had a good hunch that he would find something...
Mississippi’s Revolutionary War connection involves river pirates and a New Orleans governor
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn 1775, tensions between American colonists and their British overlords had reached a boiling...
This 16-square-mile Town on the Mississippi River Is Becoming an Essential U.S. Cruise Destination —...
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAmerican Queen Voyages is partnering with the Mississippi River town of Natchez to immerse travelers...
Black Civil War soldiers honored, name by name, at Vicksburg battlefield
Gannett via AOL· 2 months agoVICKSBURG, Miss. — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi...
Walking RI: Visit A Civil War grave and remnants of a bygone RI railroad in Hopkinton
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHOPKINTON — Charles Collins joined the Union Army during the Civil War and died at age 16 on the...
This Trip Will Be the Longest River Cruise in the U.S. — Visiting 20 States in 60 Days
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmerican Cruise Lines just announced the country’s longest-ever river cruise, departing in August...
The Devil’s Punchbowl: Debunking the social media myth of a Civil War massacre
Yahoo News via AOL· 11 months agoSocial media videos and blog posts periodically describe a story of a heinous concentration camp...
Why did Prohibition last so long in Mississippi, and what happened on the Coast?
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMississippi was the last state to repeal Prohibition in 1966, yet some cities and counties still...
Some Civil War Soldiers' Wounds Emitted an 'Angel's Glow'?
Snopes via Yahoo News· 7 months agoGetty Images According to Timothy B. Smith, a history lecturer at the University of Tennessee at...
When did the Civil War end? A (quick) history of America's deadliest war.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Civil War was the deadliest conflict ever fought on American soil with approximately 620,000 fatalities, according to History.com. Recent analysis could even suggest these numbers are higher ...