Blasterz have a soft spot in our hearts for the Louisiana Memorial, here and the one downtown. Mama Blaster's 3rd great grandfather Andrew Holmes (Younger Blaster's 4th GGF) was a private in Co. E of the 31st Louisiana Infantry. He participated in several battles and skirmishes during his time in the 31st, before dying of disease in Vicksburg at Hospital No. 2 on 15 Apr 1863. He is buried at Soldier's Rest Cemetery in Vicksburg.
We also love the Mama Pelican feeding her babies frieze on the memorial.
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The Louisiana Memorial is also NGS Benchmark CP2767. From the NGS Datasheet: (
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"CP2767 DESIGNATION - VICKSBURG NATL PARK LA MEM
CP2767 PID - CP2767
CP2767 STATE/COUNTY- MS/WARREN
CP2767 COUNTRY - US
CP2767 USGS QUAD - VICKSBURG EAST (1962)
CP2767
CP2767 *CURRENT SURVEY CONTROL
CP2767 ______________________________________________________________________
CP2767* NAD 83(1993) POS- 32 21 25.61547(N) 090 50 49.12071(W) ADJ
CP2767
CP2767_U.S. NATIONAL GRID SPATIAL ADDRESS: 15SYR0259282058(NAD 83)
CP2767
CP2767_MARKER: 87 = DOME
CP2767_SATELLITE: THE SITE LOCATION WAS REPORTED AS SUITABLE FOR
CP2767+SATELLITE: SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS - March 31, 2013
CP2767
CP2767 HISTORY - Date Condition Report By
CP2767 HISTORY - 1931 FIRST OBSERVED CGS
CP2767 HISTORY - 1957 GOOD CGS
CP2767 HISTORY - 1958 GOOD CGS
CP2767 HISTORY - 1967 GOOD MSHD
CP2767 HISTORY - 20030721 GOOD USPSQD
CP2767 HISTORY - 20050319 GOOD USPSQD
CP2767 HISTORY - 20070401 GOOD MSSU
CP2767 HISTORY - 20130331 GOOD MSSU
CP2767
CP2767 STATION DESCRIPTION
CP2767
CP2767'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1957 (RAG)
CP2767'NO PREVIOUS DESCRIPTION WRITTEN FOR THIS STATION.
CP2767'
CP2767'THE STATION WAS VISITED 1-21-57 AND FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION.
CP2767'
CP2767'THE STATION IS LOCATED IN THE VICKSBURG NATL PARK, ON A HIGH
CP2767'BLUFF OVERLOOKING THE CITY OF VICKSBURG, ABOUT 1.5 MILES EAST
CP2767'OF VICKSBURG, AND 1 MILE NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 80. IT IS A
CP2767'MEMORIAL MADE OF EIGHT SECTIONS OF MARBLE SET ON A SQUARE BASE
CP2767'AND HAS A FLAMING TORCH ON ITS TOP.
CP2767'
CP2767'TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE MEMORIAL ARCH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 80
CP2767'ABOUT 1.4 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN VICKSBURG, GO NORTH ON
CP2767'CONFEDERATE AVE. FOR 1.1 MILES TO THE MONUMENT ON THE LEFT.
CP2767
CP2767 STATION RECOVERY (1958)
CP2767
CP2767'RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1958 (OSR)
CP2767'THIS STATION WAS LOCATED IN 1931 BUT HAD NO PREVIOUS
CP2767'DESCRIPTION, A NEW ONE FOLLOWS--
CP2767'
CP2767'THE STATION IS THE TOP-CENTER OF THE SHAFT. THE MEMORIAL IS
CP2767'ABOUT 3/4 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND ON
CP2767'THE WEST SIDE OF CONFEDERATE AVENUE ON THE HIGHEST POINT
CP2767'OF THE PARK. IT IS CONSTRUCTED OF LIGHT GRAY GRANITE, HAS A
CP2767'SQUARE PEDESTAL NEAR THE TOP ON WHICH RESTS A LIKENESS OF THE
CP2767'ETERNAL TORCH AND IS 50 FEET HIGH.
CP2767
CP2767 STATION RECOVERY (1967)
CP2767
CP2767'RECOVERY NOTE BY MISSISSIPPI STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT 1967
CP2767'THE STATION SITE WAS VISITED AND THE STATION WAS FOUND IN GOOD
CP2767'CONDITION.
CP2767'
CP2767'THE STATION IS LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 19, T 16N R
CP2767'4E IN THE VICKSBURG NATIONAL PARK. THE STATION IS A ROUND
CP2767'SHAPED MARBLE STRUCTURE APPROXIMATELY 90 FT HIGH WITH A TORCH
CP2767'ON THE TOP.
CP2767'
CP2767'TO REACH FROM THE VICKSBURG NATIONAL PARK HEADQUARTERS, GO
CP2767'(NORTHEAST) ON CONFEDERATE AVE FOR 0.85 MILE TO MONUMENT ON
CP2767'THE LEFT.
CP2767
CP2767 STATION RECOVERY (2003)
CP2767
CP2767'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2003 (RLR)
CP2767'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
CP2767
CP2767 STATION RECOVERY (2005)
CP2767
CP2767'RECOVERY NOTE BY US POWER SQUADRON 2005 (JLL)
CP2767'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
CP2767
CP2767 STATION RECOVERY (2007)
CP2767
CP2767'RECOVERY NOTE BY MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY 2007 (BMB)
CP2767'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION.
CP2767
CP2767 STATION RECOVERY (2013)
CP2767
CP2767'RECOVERY NOTE BY MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 (JJ)
CP2767'RECOVERY NOTE BY MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY 2013 (JCJ)
CP2767'RECOVERED IN GOOD CONDITION
CP2767'THE MEMORIAL IS ABOUT 3/4 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE ADMINISTRATION
CP2767'BUILDING AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF CONFEDERATE AVENUE ON A HILL,
CP2767'THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE PARK. THE COLOR OF THE MONUMENT IS
CP2767'LIGHT GRAY (EX.CONCRETE COLOR) HAS A SQUARE PEDESTAL NEAR THE
CP2767'TOP ON WHICH RESTS A LIKENESS OF THE ETERNAL TORCH AND IS 50
CP2767'FEET HIGH. THE NAME OF THE MONUMENT IS LOUISIANA MONUMENT."