永鎮(zhen)塔又(you)名永泰(tai)(tai)塔。位于樟樹市(shi)城(cheng)南偏西17公里(li)的永泰(tai)(tai)鎮(zhen)。瀕臨贛江(jiang),毗(pi)鄰105國(guo)道,因明代(dai)中期遭(zao)水災(zai),人們祈求永遠安泰(tai)(tai),鄉紳捐資(zi)建永鎮(zhen)塔,意在鎮(zhen)邪保(bao)平安,“其旨,江(jiang)之東,履(lv)而泰(tai)(tai)。
永鎮(zhen)塔位于(yu)贛江(jiang)(jiang)中(zhong)(zhong)部(bu)平原,江(jiang)(jiang)西省樟樹市(shi)南部(bu)的永泰(tai)古(gu)(gu)鎮(zhen)境(jing)內,瀕(bin)臨贛江(jiang)(jiang),毗(pi)鄰105國道,距市(shi)城(cheng)區16公(gong)里(li)。永泰(tai)古(gu)(gu)鎮(zhen)歷來是(shi)江(jiang)(jiang)西的重要(yao)驛站。素有(you)“千年古(gu)(gu)鎮(zhen)、茂才之鄉”的美名。早在唐朝,這里(li)就開始(shi)設立墟點,開始(shi)有(you)了集鎮(zhen)的雛型。因明代中(zhong)(zhong)期遭水(shui)災,人(ren)們祈求永遠安泰(tai),鄉紳捐資建永鎮(zhen)塔,意在鎮(zhen)邪保平安,“其(qi)旨(zhi),江(jiang)(jiang)之東,履而泰(tai)。
永(yong)(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)立(li)于(yu)贛水(shui)河畔。據清(qing)同治九(jiu)年(nian)《清(qing)江(jiang)(jiang)縣(xian)志(zhi)》永(yong)(yong)(yong)泰團圖載:“市前小港,明(ming)成化末,贛水(shui)暴漲沖決,遂(sui)成大江(jiang)(jiang),因水(shui)勢直(zhi)下(xia)(xia),建(jian)(jian)永(yong)(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)以(yi)控(kong)下(xia)(xia)游(you)”。當時村民建(jian)(jian)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)九(jiu)層,為(wei)鎮(zhen)水(shui)患命名為(wei)“永(yong)(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)”。系磚(zhuan)(zhuan)石結構。六邊形(xing),共(gong)7層,從下(xia)(xia)而(er)上逐層遞縮,高(gao)24米。清(qing)光緒十七年(nian)(1891年(nian))“辛(xin)卯(mao)風災”,刮去塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)頂(ding),注入江(jiang)(jiang)口。鄉民又捐資整修,由(you)9級改(gai)為(wei)7級。至今塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)保(bao)存尚(shang)好(hao)。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)基系用灰綠(lv)色(se)花崗石砌成。青(qing)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)作平臺(tai),磚(zhuan)(zhuan)上壓(ya)印銘文,有(you)“洪(hong)永(yong)(yong)(yong)昌修”、“洪(hong)永(yong)(yong)(yong)昌會公(gong)(gong)修”、“永(yong)(yong)(yong)鎮(zhen)塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)”等。每層高(gao)3米,設6門,三虛三實,塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)眠磚(zhuan)(zhuan)壘(lei)砌,塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)壁白灰粉飾,腰檐皆以(yi)青(qing)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)疊澀(se)鋪(pu)挑(tiao)出,上蓋青(qing)石吻(wen)鰲斜出聯(lian)角,雕(diao)作翹式,下(xia)(xia)部(bu)吊掛(gua)銅鈴,頂(ding)層以(yi)青(qing)石覆蓋,頂(ding)部(bu)銅帽呈圓錐形(xing)。塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)內中(zhong)心豎(shu)一參天杉木柱,柱直(zhi)徑(jing)80公(gong)(gong)分,直(zhi)通塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)頂(ding)。各層設有(you)井字木架四(si)根(gen),夾嵌木柱,使木柱與塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)身(shen)緊密地連結在一起。原塔(ta)(ta)(ta)(ta)內設有(you)樓板、木梯(ti),現已廢。1984年(nian)公(gong)(gong)布為(wei)樟樹(shu)市文物保(bao)護單位。