Ghosts: Scariness in a Sultry Place
by Mississippi has that certain atmosphere that accommodates ghosts and ghost stories. This book contains first hand knowledge about these haunting bayou legends.
Ghosts – Mississippi is rife for spirits roaming. With Indian Mounds abundant there, and the bayous and swamps, no wonder this was fodder for a book named simply Ghosts. A small paperback with a husband and wife team – one as writer, the other as photographer, provides a comprehensive listing of bonafied-haunted houses in Mississippi.
Here are some of the places where ghosts like to roam.
Kings Tavern in Natchez established in the 1760’s
A place with a history and plenty of noisy ghosts after hours, as is told by the employees who close up at night.
The Spengler Street Hotel of Jackson
“. . . it must have been about twenty degrees cooler on those steps. . .” was one chilling statement about the old hotel. Between the 1920’s and 1950’s there were three murders, and the ghosts are still haunting. It’s reputation for being haunted precedes its current ownership.
Refuge for a Genius, near Oxford – does the name of original owner, Robert Sheegog, build the story about this old mansion? No.
Famed author, William Faulkner, bought the place in 1930. Sounds of walking footsteps, or little crashing noises always bring attention to a ghostly presence in the darkness. No one wants to be here at night.
The interior of this hotel in Meridian, Mississippi has been inaccessible since the stairs leading to the theatre fell off -yet singing is still heard by the folks who frequent the business downstairs.
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Meridian, Mississippi, home to Grand Opera House of post Civil War inception is affectionately called “The Lady.” After living through quite a history, a lady singing in the eaves never misses a performance though the place has been cut off from the world since it was closed in 1927.
Ghosts is written by Sylvia Booth Hubbard, with wonderful photographs by her husband Robert Hubbard.
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