Vicksburg in Crisis: Don't Let its Impact Erode

In early 2020, torrential rainfalls caused catastrophic destruction at Vicksburg National Military Park. Erosion caused by the region’s unique geology has been an ongoing issue for the park over the decades, but this event was cataclysmic, undermining large swaths of the hilly landscape, buckling miles of the park’s roads and, worst of all, washing out portions of the Vicksburg National Cemetery, endangering the remains of our nation’s heroes