LOCATION FILE
Anchuca
FOLLOWVicksburg, MS
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Built in the late 1830s and remodeled in 1847, Anchuca (Choctaw for "happy home") served as a hospital during the 1863 Siege of Vicksburg; Jefferson Davis is said to have addressed a crowd from its balcony before his death in 1870.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Reports center on "Archie," the daughter of early owner Richard Archer, seen in the Ladies Parlor, along with an ether-like smell in the former infirmary area.
VISITING
An operating bed and breakfast and museum, open to the public.
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EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
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