Ghostly Happenings in Mississippi

The Ghostly Bride

In Madison, the Chapel of the Cross Cemetery is the final resting place of Henry Grey Vick. He was engaged to be married to Helen Johnstone and, days before the ceremony, was killed in a duel. The distraught woman wore her wedding dress to Henry’s funeral. Now her ghostly apparition can be seen visiting Henry’s grave or sitting on a nearby bench, always attired in her wedding dress.

The Weeping Statue

Situated in Kosciusko, City Cemetery is home to a haunted statue. In the late 1800s, after Laura Kelly passed away, her husband chose to commission a statue to honor her. He even hired a world-famous sculptor to create the statue. Then he built a third floor onto his home so he could view the statue from his home. It appears that the statue of Laura Kelly is haunted, and people have seen the statue weeping.

Ghostly Apparitions Prefer Dogs

When traveling in Jackson, if you don’t mind sharing space with ghostly apparitions you can stay at the Fairview Inn. This is a luxury accommodation with rooms and suites ranging from $219 to $319 per night and breakfast included.

The historic establishment drew the attention of the Mississippi Paranormal Research Institute in 2018, leading to an investigation. The ghostly residents are good-willed and friendly with particular affection for dogs. Since the inn is pet friendly, you can bring along your furry family member to meet some of the ghosts. He or she, since dogs are sensitive to spirits, might even appreciate it.

Ghostly Opera Singer

Situated in Meridian, the MSU Riley Center, known as the Grand Opera House, is associated with legend. It has become home to ghostly performers from olden days, and the staff has heard the melodious voice of a female ghost singing in the auditorium. It remains a mystery as to how she is but she is determined to keep performing as she did in life now in death.

Ghostly Apparition of an Angry Slave

Situated in Pascagoula, the Longfellow House is associated with local legends that believe the paranormal activity is that of a slave who once worked in the house. The angry ghostly apparition in life was once nearly beaten to death in the house and then sent into the woods to die.

His spirit remains at the house and can be heard moving around upstairs. He is an angry ghost and, due to the manner of his death, often violent and has pushed and slapped some of the employees working here.

Ghostly Apparitions and Paranormal Activity

McRaven is located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and is considered to be the most haunted house in Mississippi and the third most haunted in the US. It has been featured on paranormal-themed TV shows, and you can join Haunted Rooms America on ghost hunts here.

Within the house several former residents have die and one of them was a murder victim. The mansion has also served as a Confederate hospital during the Civil War. Over the years many have reported paranormal activity at McRaven. Some of the apparitions seen have been civil war soldiers, Native Americans, and some of the previous owners.

The Angry Ghostly Apparition

You may have heard of a group of outlaws known as the Dalton Gang, who specialized in bank and train robberies. Well, legend has it that one of the members, known as Stuckey, opened an inn close to the Chunky River. You can see Stuckey’s Bridge in Enterprise.

Stuckey would stand outside with a lantern to guide those traveling the river to his inn. Once his guests were alseep he would murder and rob them and then throw their bodies into the river. Once his scheme was uncovered, Stuckey was captured and hung from the bridge railings. He chose to remain behind after death to haunt the bridge.

People have seen him walking with his lantern in search of new victims, and at times his ghostly apparition can be seen hanging from the bridge. Among the most horrifying encounters is one from a witness who says the he was pushed off the bridge by an angry apparition.

Ghostly Civil War Soldiers

Situated in Natchez, the Towers of Natchez stand out due to their distinctive architectural style. The house was built in 1798 and went through two expansions in the mid-1800s.

During the Civil War, it served as a base for Federal troops during their occupation of Natchez. There have been sightings of ghostly Civil War soldiers and the apparitions of the Fleming family who were the owners of the house in the 19th century.

The estate offers candlelight tours during the autumn and spring, giving a unique glimpse into the history of the Towers.