永(yong)鎮塔又名(ming)永(yong)泰(tai)塔。位于樟樹市城南偏(pian)西(xi)17公里的(de)永(yong)泰(tai)鎮。瀕臨贛江,毗鄰105國(guo)道,因(yin)明代中期遭水災,人(ren)們祈求永(yong)遠(yuan)安(an)泰(tai),鄉紳捐資建永(yong)鎮塔,意在鎮邪保平安(an),“其旨,江之東(dong),履而泰(tai)。
永(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)塔位于贛(gan)江中部平原,江西(xi)省樟樹(shu)市南部的(de)永(yong)(yong)泰(tai)古(gu)鎮(zhen)境內,瀕臨贛(gan)江,毗鄰105國道,距市城(cheng)區16公(gong)里(li)。永(yong)(yong)泰(tai)古(gu)鎮(zhen)歷來是江西(xi)的(de)重要(yao)驛(yi)站。素有“千年古(gu)鎮(zhen)、茂才之(zhi)鄉”的(de)美名。早在(zai)唐朝(chao),這里(li)就開始(shi)設立墟點,開始(shi)有了(le)集鎮(zhen)的(de)雛型。因(yin)明(ming)代(dai)中期遭水災,人們祈求(qiu)永(yong)(yong)遠安泰(tai),鄉紳捐資(zi)建永(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)塔,意在(zai)鎮(zhen)邪保平安,“其旨(zhi),江之(zhi)東,履而(er)泰(tai)。
永(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)立(li)于贛水(shui)(shui)河畔。據(ju)清(qing)(qing)(qing)同治九年(nian)《清(qing)(qing)(qing)江縣志》永(yong)(yong)泰團圖載:“市前小(xiao)港(gang),明成化末(mo),贛水(shui)(shui)暴漲沖決,遂(sui)成大江,因水(shui)(shui)勢直(zhi)(zhi)下(xia),建永(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)以(yi)控下(xia)游”。當時村民建塔(ta)(ta)(ta)九層(ceng)(ceng),為鎮(zhen)水(shui)(shui)患(huan)命名為“永(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)”。系磚(zhuan)石結構。六(liu)邊形,共7層(ceng)(ceng),從(cong)下(xia)而上逐層(ceng)(ceng)遞縮,高24米(mi)。清(qing)(qing)(qing)光緒十七年(nian)(1891年(nian))“辛(xin)卯風(feng)災”,刮(gua)去塔(ta)(ta)(ta)頂(ding)(ding),注入江口。鄉民又(you)捐(juan)資整修,由9級改為7級。至今(jin)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)保(bao)存尚好。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)基系用(yong)灰(hui)綠(lv)色(se)花(hua)崗石砌(qi)(qi)成。青(qing)磚(zhuan)作平臺(tai),磚(zhuan)上壓(ya)印銘文(wen)(wen),有“洪(hong)永(yong)(yong)昌修”、“洪(hong)永(yong)(yong)昌會公(gong)修”、“永(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)磚(zhuan)”等(deng)。每層(ceng)(ceng)高3米(mi),設(she)6門(men),三(san)虛三(san)實(shi),塔(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)眠磚(zhuan)壘砌(qi)(qi),塔(ta)(ta)(ta)壁白灰(hui)粉飾(shi),腰(yao)檐皆(jie)以(yi)青(qing)磚(zhuan)疊(die)澀(se)鋪挑出(chu),上蓋青(qing)石吻(wen)鰲(ao)斜出(chu)聯角,雕作翹式,下(xia)部吊掛(gua)銅鈴,頂(ding)(ding)層(ceng)(ceng)以(yi)青(qing)石覆蓋,頂(ding)(ding)部銅帽(mao)呈圓錐形。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)內(nei)中心豎一參天杉木(mu)柱(zhu),柱(zhu)直(zhi)(zhi)徑80公(gong)分,直(zhi)(zhi)通塔(ta)(ta)(ta)頂(ding)(ding)。各層(ceng)(ceng)設(she)有井字木(mu)架四根,夾嵌木(mu)柱(zhu),使木(mu)柱(zhu)與塔(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)緊(jin)密地連(lian)結在(zai)一起。原塔(ta)(ta)(ta)內(nei)設(she)有樓板(ban)、木(mu)梯,現已廢。1984年(nian)公(gong)布為樟(zhang)樹(shu)市文(wen)(wen)物保(bao)護單位。