Rehabilitation of the Indian Mound Steps in Vicksburg National Cemetery

The rehabilitated brick and mortar stairs leading up into the Indian Mound pavilion.

NPS Photo

Money collected from entrance fees in parks goes right back into improving your experience in many ways. Learn more about Your Fee Dollars at Work at national parks across the country and other projects made possible at Vicksburg National Military Park. Vicksburg is using entrance fee revenue to repair the Indian Mound pavilion steps in the National Cemetery.

Project ID: PMIS 244944
Cost: $23,992.05

Description

Vicksburg National Military Park proposes to rehabilitate the Indian Mound stair components leading to the top where the Rest Pavilion (Gazebo) sits. Work for this project include selective masonry repointing of cheek walls/landing edges, concrete-capped brick piers repair/replacement, missing edge brick replacement/repoint as needed and new small slab at top of steps to concrete slab of Rest Pavilion.

The top of steps to the structure slab is a grass covered surface presently and will be replaced with a solid stable surface.

Justifications

This project will address maintenance needs to prevent the stair system components from continuing to deteriorate.

Visitors/staff will enjoy a solid stair infrastructure as the ascend and descend the steps accessing the top of the mound. Currently, there are missing bricks at the edge, dislodge bricks, pier walls and check walls separating, wall caps detached, and missing mortar joints throughout.

This project will prevent the resource condition from continuing to deteriorate that could result in a significant project or closure of the site/area.

BEFORE AND AFTER: INDIAN MOUND STAIRS

Left image
Worn-down, dislodged brick stairs leading up to the pavilion.
Credit: NPS Photo

Right image
Re-pointed and cleaned brick stairs leading to pavilion.
Credit: NPS Photo