Lower Mississippi River Museum

The Lower Mississippi River Museum in Vicksburg, Mississippi, focuses on the history and engineering of the lower river. Authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1992, it was planned and designed in consultation with the Smithsonian Institution, the Department of the Interior, and the National Park Service. It was conceived as the first and only museum in the United States to maintain and house a fully restored riverboat in dry dock. That vessel, the M/V Mississippi IV, was a diesel-powered United States Army Corps of Engineers towboat and inspection craft that served until 1993. Moved ashore in 2007, it embodies the river’s importance for navigation, engineering, and federal management.

Vicksburg, Mississippi · United States