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Mississippi: Old Depot Museum opens in Vicksburg

 

The Old Depot Museum is housed in the former Yazoo and Mississippi River Valley Railroad Depot in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Marjie Lambert / Miami Herald Staff
The Old Depot Museum is housed in the former Yazoo and Mississippi River Valley Railroad Depot in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Vicksburg is celebrating the opening of the Old Depot Museum following a six-year, $1.6 million renovation project. Housed in the former Yazoo and Mississippi River Valley Railroad Depot, the museum features a huge collection of ship models and riverboat models, a replica of the Vicksburg battlefield and the railroad system, and paintings depicting historic events of the region.

Details: www.theolddepot.net.

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