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VICKSBURG, Miss. -- A wreath-laying ceremony Thursday will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Mississippi monument at the Vicksburg National Military Park.
Park officials - including acting superintendent Patty Wissinger, former superintendent Bill Nichols and historian Terry Winschel - will be on hand for the 10 a.m. ceremony.
Winschel tells the Vicksburg Post that the monument was dedicated in 1909 although some parts of it were not completed until bronze panels were delivered and installed three years later.
The 76-foot structure is composed largely of North Carolina granite, with attached bronze panels depicting Vicksburg battlefield and siege scenes. At the front is a representation of Clio, the Greek muse of history.
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