An Hour in Vicksburg, MS

Every 15 months we have to make the 3 1/2 hour trek to Jackson, MS to have our fingerprints updated for immigration in case our second adoption ever comes through. We usually have an appointment around noon, so we leave our house early, go to our appointment, and then head to the zoo. The Jackson Zoo is pretty cool. This time our appointment was at 8 am, so we drove over the night before and spent the night. We were finished with our appointment by 8:30 am and then headed to Vicksburg! It was such a cold and windy day, that we just drove through the National Military Park. It was pretty amazing to think that almost 150 years ago part of the Civil War was fought there. We saw the USS Cairo that was sunk by the Confederates. Go boys! Next time we hope to take the time to learn more about the history of the battles at Vicksburg.
After we left the park, we went to the Biedenharn Coca-Cola Museum. This is the site where the very first Coca-Cola in the world was bottled in the 1860's. I love the rich history of the South!