Grand Gulf, Mississippi
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Grand Gulf is a ghost town in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States. Before the American Civil War, "its wharves were crowded with cotton from Copiah, Hinds, and Claiborne counties."
Lithograph of Union forces in pursuit of Confederate forces at Grand Gulf on May 26, 1862
Grand Gulf Military State Park is a Mississippi state park located 10 miles northwest of Port Gibson in an unincorporated area, now the ghost town of Grand Gulf, in Claiborne County, Mississippi. The
Grand Gulf, Mississippi
…shifted westward and the town soon became landlocked. By 1900, Grand Gulf had a population of 150. By 1937 it was "not much more than a name." The Grand Gulf Military State Park contains a museum with artifacts from the battle and multiple interpretive exhibits, along with the earth works from Forts Wade and Cobun. Grand Gulf…
Confederate Memorial Chapel, built in 1868, was moved to Grand Gulf Military State Park from Rodney, Mississippi in 1983.
Ammunition magazine at Fort Wade. The magazine was excavated in the late 1970s.
Remaining earth works of Fort Cobun.
Observation tower at Grand Gulf Military Park