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Subcommittee hears plan to transfer about 10 acres from Vicksburg National Military Park for new state‑partner visitor center
Summary
Friends of Vicksburg and state partners support H.R. 4467, which would convey roughly 10 acres to Mississippi for a welcome/interpretive center and a connecting road; the National Park Service supports the intent but requested precise maps and language to protect the park's interpretive mission.
Bess Averett, executive director of the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign, testified in favor of H.R. 4467, a boundary modification proposal that would convey approximately 10 acres from Vicksburg National Military Park to the state of Mississippi for a new state‑partner visitor center and related infrastructure.
Averett said the current 1960s visitor center is outdated and sits on core battlefield land;…
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