Mississippi Trip Highlights

This weekend I took my first excursion to Mississippi. From Vicksburg and the Blues Highway (US 61) to the home of Elvis, here are some of the thrills from the journey.

Among the plethora or statues dedicated to the regiments of each state that perished in the Battle or Siege of Vicksburg

The R.H. Henry Bridge from 1929 off old US 80 by the Big Black River, east of Vicksburg

Old Highway 80 Bridge, which no longer exists as an active bridge.

The beginning of my journey from Vicksburg along US 61 and part of the Great River Road

The home of Blues legend Muddy Waters in Rolling Fork, MS

Biedenharn Candy Store, which is the home of Coca Cola's first produced bottle

Missouri was one of a couple of states that featured brother versus brother. This statue honors Confederate Captain Schuyler Lowe's Battery from the Battle of Vicksburg

Portion of the Natchez Trace Parkway, north of Jackson

The bed where a King was born.