永(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)塔又名永(yong)(yong)泰(tai)塔。位于樟樹市(shi)城南偏西17公里的永(yong)(yong)泰(tai)鎮(zhen)。瀕臨贛(gan)江,毗鄰105國道(dao),因明代(dai)中期遭水(shui)災,人們祈求永(yong)(yong)遠安泰(tai),鄉紳捐資(zi)建(jian)永(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)塔,意(yi)在鎮(zhen)邪保平安,“其(qi)旨,江之(zhi)東,履(lv)而泰(tai)。
永(yong)(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)塔位于贛江中部(bu)平原(yuan),江西(xi)省樟樹(shu)市(shi)南部(bu)的(de)永(yong)(yong)(yong)泰古鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)境內,瀕臨贛江,毗鄰105國道,距市(shi)城區16公里。永(yong)(yong)(yong)泰古鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)歷(li)來是(shi)江西(xi)的(de)重(zhong)要驛站。素有“千年古鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、茂才之(zhi)鄉”的(de)美名。早在(zai)唐朝,這里就(jiu)開始設立墟(xu)點(dian),開始有了集鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)的(de)雛型。因明代中期遭水(shui)災,人們(men)祈求永(yong)(yong)(yong)遠安泰,鄉紳捐(juan)資建永(yong)(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)塔,意在(zai)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)邪保平安,“其旨(zhi),江之(zhi)東,履而泰。
永鎮塔(ta)(ta)立于贛(gan)水(shui)(shui)河畔。據(ju)清(qing)(qing)同治九(jiu)年(nian)《清(qing)(qing)江(jiang)縣志》永泰團圖載:“市(shi)前(qian)小(xiao)港,明成化末,贛(gan)水(shui)(shui)暴漲沖決,遂成大江(jiang),因水(shui)(shui)勢(shi)直下,建(jian)永鎮塔(ta)(ta)以控下游”。當時村民建(jian)塔(ta)(ta)九(jiu)層(ceng),為(wei)(wei)鎮水(shui)(shui)患命名為(wei)(wei)“永鎮塔(ta)(ta)”。系磚(zhuan)(zhuan)石(shi)結(jie)構。六邊(bian)形(xing),共7層(ceng),從(cong)下而上(shang)(shang)逐層(ceng)遞縮(suo),高24米。清(qing)(qing)光緒十七(qi)年(nian)(1891年(nian))“辛卯風災”,刮(gua)去(qu)塔(ta)(ta)頂(ding),注(zhu)入江(jiang)口(kou)。鄉民又捐資(zi)整修,由9級改為(wei)(wei)7級。至今塔(ta)(ta)身保(bao)存尚好。塔(ta)(ta)基系用(yong)灰綠色(se)花崗(gang)石(shi)砌(qi)成。青磚(zhuan)(zhuan)作平臺,磚(zhuan)(zhuan)上(shang)(shang)壓(ya)印銘文,有(you)(you)“洪(hong)永昌修”、“洪(hong)永昌會公(gong)修”、“永鎮塔(ta)(ta)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)”等。每層(ceng)高3米,設(she)(she)6門(men),三虛三實,塔(ta)(ta)身眠磚(zhuan)(zhuan)壘(lei)砌(qi),塔(ta)(ta)壁(bi)白灰粉飾,腰(yao)檐皆以青磚(zhuan)(zhuan)疊澀鋪挑出,上(shang)(shang)蓋青石(shi)吻鰲斜(xie)出聯角,雕(diao)作翹(qiao)式,下部吊掛(gua)銅(tong)鈴,頂(ding)層(ceng)以青石(shi)覆(fu)蓋,頂(ding)部銅(tong)帽呈圓錐形(xing)。塔(ta)(ta)內中心豎一參天杉(shan)木(mu)柱,柱直徑80公(gong)分,直通塔(ta)(ta)頂(ding)。各層(ceng)設(she)(she)有(you)(you)井字木(mu)架四根,夾嵌木(mu)柱,使木(mu)柱與塔(ta)(ta)身緊(jin)密地連結(jie)在一起。原塔(ta)(ta)內設(she)(she)有(you)(you)樓板、木(mu)梯,現已廢。1984年(nian)公(gong)布(bu)為(wei)(wei)樟樹市(shi)文物保(bao)護單(dan)位。