Old Post Files is a regular feature within the pages of The Vicksburg Post’s print edition and digital e-edition. This feature looks back at some of the happenings from the pages of The Vicksburg Post over the past 100 years. Enjoy.

100 YEARS AGO: 1925 

Alex Fitz-Hugh was among the Vicksburg residents to testify at the railroad merger hearing in Jackson. 

90 YEARS AGO: 1935

George R. Clemens was named president of the Mid-South section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 

80 YEARS AGO: 1945

Warrant officer C.H. Guider Jr. was liberated from a German prison camp. 

70 YEARS AGO: 1955

Dr. W.A. Russell, a veteran Louisiana physician, died in Vicksburg. 

60 YEARS AGO: 1965

Services were held for George Williams. 

50 YEARS AGO: 1975

Joseph Collon and his two sons were rescued from a treetop in Eagle Lake after their fishing boat capsized. 

40 YEARS AGO: 1985

National Park Service employees placed 20,000 American flags beside the graves of servicemen buried at the Vicksburg National Cemetery. 

30 YEARS AGO: 1995

A house at 1409 Marcus St. was destroyed by fire. 

20 YEARS AGO: 2005

More than 300 motorcycle riders crossed the Mississippi River Bridge headed east on Interstate 20 as part of the annual “Ride for Freedom” event. 

10 YEARS AGO: 2015

More than 1,000 people showed up to watch the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra perform at Vicksburg National Military Park.