Today we toured the famous McRaven House in Vicksburg believed to be the most hunted house in Mississippi! It was very cool. John is a total non-believer, but I definitely had goosebumps and a few chills as we toured the house. The oldest part of the house was built in 1797 it was added on to in the 1800’s and also served as a hospital during the Civil War. This is directly form Wikipedia:
“Adding to the legend of McRaven being haunted, at least five occupants have died inside the house, and former owner John Bobb was murdered just outside its premises. It’s also very likely that a few Confederate soldiers died on the property during the time it was used as a field hospital. Reports of ghostly activity are said to spread throughout the house, but the center of activity seems to be the middle bedroom upstairs, the room where Mary Elizabeth Howard (age 15) died during childbirth. Her ghost is believed to be responsible for the bedside lamp in this room, which has been reported to turn on and off, seemingly at will.”
The house stayed with the family until 1960 when the last of 2 spinster sisters died there after having lived many years as hoarders and so reclusive that not many people even knew they were living there. They hadn’t changed anything in the house since the early 1900’s and that’s how it remains today. This tour was the absolutely best thing to do right before Halloween! I made a quick video and then John’s shots are below of the exterior and interior.
Former owners of the house below.
These rooms look A LOT like several of the dollhouses that I’ve built. 🙂
The bed below is where Mary died in childbirth. We looked hard at the photo for any evidence of a her spirit. 🙂
The following photos are of the original and oldest part of the house. The brick and plaster here is the original wall from that time.
And here’s the kitchen at the back of the house.
Where's Wanda (and John) Now? 
Thanks for sharing. That is such an interesting and very cool story.
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