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Capital City: Jackson


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World Classroom: Mississippi
Whether you’re visiting a site in person or virtually, here’s a listing with links of National Sites in Mississippi to help you out. ENJOY your visit!
National Historical Parks
Natchez National Historical Park – Natchez, MS
Visit Natchez Nthl Historical Park NPS.gov

Melrose Mansion
Vicksburg National Military Park
Visit Vicksburg Ntnl Military Park NPS.gov

Reenactors depicting Union Troops fighting for control of Stockade Redan.

4th grade “Soldier’s Life” program
National Monument & Battlefield Sites
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site – Tupelo, MS
Visit Brices Cross Roads Ntnl Battlefield Site NPS.gov

Brice Cross Roads National Battlefield Monument

inside the visitors center
Medgar and Myrtle Evers Home National Monument – Jackson, MS
Visit Medgar & Myrtle Evers Home Home NPS.gov
Learn about the assassination that happened in this car port and how it led to nationwide changes in the American Civil Right Movement.

Tupelo National Battlefield – Tupelo, MS
Visit Tupelo Ntnl Battlefield NPS.gov


battle of Old Town Creek site
National Seashore & Parkway
Gulf Islands National Seashore (FL & MS) – Ocean Springs, MS
Visit Gulf Islands Ntnl Seashore NPS.gov

Davis Bayou fishing pier

a sandy trail on Horn Island
Natchez Trace Parkway – Tupelo, MS
Visit Natchez Trace Prkwy NPS.gov
This parkway is a road that follows historic Native American trade routes spanning 444 miles and crossing three states.

Cypress Swamp, near milepost 122

Pharr Burial Mounds, near milepost 287