Apple Orchard

Apple Orchard (HM26CQ)

Location: Vicksburg, MS 39180 Warren County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 20.384', W 90° 52.744'

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—Vicksburg Heritage Walking Trail —

"The Country"

Around 1860, Frederic Baum and his wife Ellen Chambers Baum had a home in the middle of a fabulous apple orchard located in this area. Frederic had several businesses, was an alderman for the City of Vicksburg, and served on the Warren County Board of Supervisors. The Baum's donated land near the apple orchard for new city streets. The land along the new roads was divided into lots forming Vicksburg's first neighborhood". The streets were named Baum Street, Frederic Street, and Chambers Street after the land donors.

Black Bart

Charles Earl Boles served in the Union Army, 116th Illinois Regiment during the Siege of Vicksburg. After being released from the army he headed out West to hunt for gold. Later, in July of 1875, Boles dressed in nice clothes, cut holes in a flour sack, put it over his head, and robbed a Wells Fargo stagecoach. Thus was born the infamous "Black Bart". He became known for dressing well, being exceptionally well mannered, and leaving poems he had written. He never hurt anybody, never robbed passengers and committed 28 robberies before being caught. Black Bart was given a light prison sentence and paroled after only 4 years.

A Black Bart Poem

Here I lay me down to Sleep
To wait the coming morrow
Perhaps Success perhaps

defeat
And everlasting Sorrow

Let come what will I'll try it on
My condition can't be worse
And if there's money in the Box
'Tis munny in my purse.

Details

HM Number	HM26CQ
Tags	Early Settlers, People
Year Placed	2018
Placed By	The City of Vicksburg
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Tuesday, March 27th, 2018 at 7:01pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	15S E 699610 N 3580070
Decimal Degrees	32.33973333, -90.87906667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 32° 20.384', W 90° 52.744'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	32° 20' 23.04" N, 90° 52' 44.64" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	601, 769
Which side of the road?	Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal Address	At or near 1301-1315 Baum St, Vicksburg MS 39180, US
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