Preservation and Reconstruction of the National Cemetery Walls, Environmental Assessment
2003. Preservation and Reconstruction of the National Cemetery Walls, Environmental Assessment. Cultural Landscape Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Vicksburg National Cemetery, Mississippi, was established in 1866 and is one of the country's oldest national cemeteries. Approximately 18,300 United States servicemen and women and their dependents are interred in the cemetery. The National Park Service proposes to repair, restore, and/or reconstruct the walls of the national cemetery to comply with Congressional legislation, restore the historic cultural landscape, and enhance visitor and employee safety. The project would include the preservation of the existing east and west walls by cleaning, repairing, and restoring the existing brick and mortar walls. On the north and south boundaries of the cemetery, masonry walls would be reconstructed to fully enclose the cemetery, restore the character-defining elements of the cultural landscape, and improve the safety of visitors and staff.
- Type
- Published Report
- Date of Issue
- 2003-11
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- SER , VICK
- Keywords
- civil war, gunboat, ironclad, preservation guide, U.S.S. Cairo