永鎮塔又名(ming)永泰(tai)塔。位于樟樹市城南偏西17公(gong)里的永泰(tai)鎮。瀕臨贛(gan)江,毗鄰105國道,因明代中(zhong)期遭(zao)水災,人們祈求永遠安(an)泰(tai),鄉紳(shen)捐資建永鎮塔,意在(zai)鎮邪保平安(an),“其(qi)旨(zhi),江之東,履而泰(tai)。
永(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)鎮塔(ta)位于贛江(jiang)(jiang)中部(bu)平原(yuan),江(jiang)(jiang)西省樟樹市(shi)南部(bu)的(de)永(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)泰(tai)(tai)古鎮境(jing)內,瀕臨(lin)贛江(jiang)(jiang),毗(pi)鄰105國道,距(ju)市(shi)城區16公里(li)。永(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)泰(tai)(tai)古鎮歷來是江(jiang)(jiang)西的(de)重要(yao)驛站。素有“千年古鎮、茂才之(zhi)鄉”的(de)美名。早在唐(tang)朝,這里(li)就(jiu)開始設(she)立(li)墟點,開始有了集(ji)鎮的(de)雛型。因明代中期遭(zao)水災,人們祈求(qiu)永(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)遠安(an)泰(tai)(tai),鄉紳捐(juan)資建永(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)鎮塔(ta),意在鎮邪(xie)保平安(an),“其旨(zhi),江(jiang)(jiang)之(zhi)東,履而泰(tai)(tai)。
永(yong)鎮塔(ta)(ta)(ta)立于贛(gan)水河畔(pan)。據清同治九年(nian)《清江(jiang)縣志》永(yong)泰團圖載:“市前(qian)小港,明(ming)成(cheng)化末(mo),贛(gan)水暴漲沖決,遂(sui)成(cheng)大江(jiang),因水勢直(zhi)(zhi)下,建永(yong)鎮塔(ta)(ta)(ta)以(yi)控下游”。當時村民建塔(ta)(ta)(ta)九層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng),為(wei)鎮水患(huan)命名(ming)為(wei)“永(yong)鎮塔(ta)(ta)(ta)”。系磚(zhuan)石(shi)(shi)結構。六邊形(xing),共7層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng),從下而(er)上(shang)逐(zhu)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)遞縮,高(gao)24米(mi)。清光緒十七年(nian)(1891年(nian))“辛(xin)卯風災”,刮去塔(ta)(ta)(ta)頂(ding)(ding),注入江(jiang)口。鄉民又捐資整修,由9級(ji)(ji)改為(wei)7級(ji)(ji)。至今塔(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)保(bao)(bao)存尚(shang)好。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)基系用灰(hui)綠色花(hua)崗(gang)石(shi)(shi)砌成(cheng)。青(qing)磚(zhuan)作(zuo)(zuo)平(ping)臺,磚(zhuan)上(shang)壓(ya)印銘(ming)文,有(you)“洪永(yong)昌(chang)修”、“洪永(yong)昌(chang)會公(gong)修”、“永(yong)鎮塔(ta)(ta)(ta)磚(zhuan)”等。每層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)高(gao)3米(mi),設(she)6門,三虛三實,塔(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)眠磚(zhuan)壘砌,塔(ta)(ta)(ta)壁白灰(hui)粉飾,腰檐皆以(yi)青(qing)磚(zhuan)疊澀鋪挑出,上(shang)蓋青(qing)石(shi)(shi)吻鰲斜出聯角(jiao),雕作(zuo)(zuo)翹式(shi),下部吊掛銅鈴,頂(ding)(ding)層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)以(yi)青(qing)石(shi)(shi)覆蓋,頂(ding)(ding)部銅帽呈圓錐形(xing)。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)內中心豎(shu)一參天(tian)杉木柱,柱直(zhi)(zhi)徑80公(gong)分,直(zhi)(zhi)通(tong)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)頂(ding)(ding)。各層(ceng)(ceng)(ceng)設(she)有(you)井字木架(jia)四根,夾嵌木柱,使(shi)木柱與塔(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)緊密地連(lian)結在一起。原塔(ta)(ta)(ta)內設(she)有(you)樓板、木梯(ti),現已廢。1984年(nian)公(gong)布為(wei)樟樹市文物(wu)保(bao)(bao)護單位。