Location of Reading Foundry, Vicksburg

Present day picture of the area where the AB Reading foundry was located.

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Many thanks to all who responded. C. A. Reading was Cornelius A. Reading, BTW.
In 1867 match games of baseball were played in Vicksburg at a location described as the "grounds by Reading's Foundry." I'm a baseball historian as well as a Civil War historian, and am trying to locate the place of these games.
 
Many thanks to all who responded. C. A. Reading was Cornelius A. Reading, BTW.
In 1867 match games of baseball were played in Vicksburg at a location described as the "grounds by Reading's Foundry." I'm a baseball historian as well as a Civil War historian, and am trying to locate the place of these games.
Then you know about our local Baseball Park-Rickwood Field. The Grand Old Lady of Birmingham.
 
It seems that there were at least 3 foundries in Vicksburg . The main one was the Vicksburg Foundry (also owned by Reading) on the waterfront more than a block further south from where Depot Street would later come out onto Levy Street , the second was Paxton's Foundry on South Street. and Pearl and the third was the original Readings Foundry on the riverfront below First Street pictured below
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There used to be a website called Civilwaralbum.com that had photos and maps of the Vicksburg Campaign and other sites of interest. There were two foundries in Vicksburg during the war Reading and the other was Paxton.

Civilwaralbum had a photograph of an iron door frame on South St, and said it was the only remaining structure from one of the foundries...can't remember which one....

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The civilwaralbum site no longer exists but parts of the site are apparently archived at the Library of Congress....
https://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190104052030/http://www.civilwaralbum.com/vicksburg/index.htm
That's the remains of the Paxton Foundry.
 
Thomas R. Reading, 1st Lt. Co. C, 19th Miss. (Warren Rifles - raised in Vicksburg) was later promoted Major and at some point resigned from the regiment. Does anyone know if he was a member of the Reading brothers’ family? Surprisingly to me Reading is a very uncommon name and the location checks out.
 
There used to be a website called Civilwaralbum.com that had photos and maps of the Vicksburg Campaign and other sites of interest. There were two foundries in Vicksburg during the war Reading and the other was Paxton.

Civilwaralbum had a photograph of an iron door frame on South St, and said it was the only remaining structure from one of the foundries...can't remember which one....

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The civilwaralbum site no longer exists but parts of the site are apparently archived at the Library of Congress....
https://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190104052030/http://www.civilwaralbum.com/vicksburg/index.htm
Hello Sir. Civilwaralbum.com is back up. It's been up and running since 19 January of this year. I apologize for having it down for so long. I'm going back to Vicksburg next month. Let me know if you want a certain place photographed. Nothing has been removed from the Website. I've been updating just about every day since I first put it back up. Thanks.
 
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