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Vicksburg is an abandoned townsite in section 30 of Flora Township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States.
[edit] History
The town of Vicksburg was first settled in 1871 and named in remembrance of the surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi during the Civil War. Vicksburg had a post office from 1871 until 1901. [1] The town was abandoned by 1905 when the site was bypassed by the railroads. All that remains today is a cemetery. [2]
- ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, pp. 493. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
- ^ Vicksberg - Ghost Town
