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Open daily: Park Gates: October - March: 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. April - September: 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Visitor Center (Clay Street): 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
U.S.S. Cairo Exhibit and Museum: October — March: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. April — September: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Vicksburg National Military Park is closed on the following Federal holidays: Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day New Year's Day
Did You Know? On hearing the news of Vicksburg's surrender, President Lincoln declared, "The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea."
Last Updated: July 09, 2009 at 15:04 EST