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Projects in Vicksburg

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Central High School Auditorium and Gymnasium – Vicksburg MS

The addition of an auditorium and gymnasium, since demolished, was completed for the 1924 Central High School building, along with improvements to the athletic field and athletic building. Architects N. W. Overstreet and A. H. Town designed the additions in… read more

Project type: Gymnasiums, Education and Health, Schools
Agency: Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works

Charity Hospital Improvements – Vicksburg MS

$4,600 project was allotted for Vicksburg Charities hospital for main building and nurses’ home renovations in 1934. The building that began as the city hospital in the 1840s because a state institution around 1871, operated from a former plantation mansion…. read more

Project type: Hospitals and Clinics, Education and Health
Agency: Work Relief Programs, Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)

Clay Street School Repairs and Alterations – Vicksburg MS

Public Works Administration project 1337 provided repairs and alterations to both Clay Street School and Carr High School in 1939, along with construction of two new school buildings.

Project type: Schools, Education and Health
Agency: Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works

Halls Ferry Bridge – Vicksburg MS

The Confederate Avenue arch span bridge over Halls Ferry Road was constructed in cooperation with the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Public Works Administration in 1936-1937. It is a single arch constructed of reinforced concrete, and is faced with brick,… read more

Project type: Roads, bridges, and tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Public Works Administration (PWA)

Vicksburg National Military Park – Vicksburg MS

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) worked to develop Vicksburg National Military park during the 1930s. Among other improvements they planted hundreds of trees and other vegetation in the park to to combat erosion.

Project type: Flood and Erosion control, Infrastructure and Utilities, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Waterways Experiment Station Expansion – Vicksburg MS

A number of buildings were constructed at the Vicksburg Waterways Experiment Station following its initial construction in 1930. Buildings constructed under the expansion of the US Army Corps of Engineers from 1933-1941 included Soils Laboratory Bldg. 1077 (1934), Tools and… read more

Project type: Flood and Erosion control, Infrastructure and Utilities
Agency: Army Corps of Engineers

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