Haunted Mississippi
became the second state to secede from
the Union in 1861 and became the "Republic
of Mississippi" under the Confederate
States of America.
Confederate President
Jefferson Davis' historic Haunted Gulf
Coast home "Beauvoir," is
said to be a spirit haven. The President
and his late wife Varna Davis are still
making appearances - in many tourist
vacation photos.
In 1862, the War Between
the States came to Mississippi where
it would leave an indelible mark for
generations to come. There were only
a few sections of the great southern
state that did not experience destruction
and great devastation. Many spirits
of the battles are said to roam the
rambling open feilds and lonely haunted
highways that criss-cross the Mississippi
landscape.
Of all Mississippi
cities it is Vicksburg that has earned
the reputation as the Most Haunted City.
Through the long, hot summer of 1863,
the attention of a divided nation remained
fixed on this infamous city, holding
its own against the Siege of Vicksburg
and the Union soldiers under the command
of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. The great
city finally fell on July 4th, and the
national holiday continues to be ignored
by Vicksburg to this day. Spirits of
the dead, both North and South, continue
to be seen throughout the streets and
in the fields around Vicksburg, and
sometimes the sound of marching feet
can still be heard in the humid Southern
night.
Travel the length
of the Mississippi Trace and learn the
history of this state's devastating
hurricanes, Indian ambushes, historic
crimes of infamy, and grisly unsolved
murders; explore Haunted Roads and Highways
and hunt the infamous Witch of Yazoo
City, these destinations await you as
you travel with Haunted America Tours.
Or try a Haunted Boat Ride in the Mississippi
Sound and travel over the sunken remains
of Prohibition Era casinos that fell
in the onslaught of brutal storms, and
walk the sugar white sands of Horn Island,
in the shadow of the Haunted Ranger
Station, where Park Rangers have spotted
pirate ships at anchor and the ghosts
of a long-lost pirate crew hauling their
treasure across the pristine beaches.
Walk the concrete
slab of a moldern apartment building
- all that remains after a hurricane
party that tried to smile in the face
of Hurricane Camille. Visit the haunted
cottages where prolific Mississippi
naturalist and painter Walter Inglis
Anderson spent the last years of his
life in solitude, creating the greatest
works of his life before insanity and
death finally claimed him. Some who
have purchased originals of his works
claim the artwork to be possessed by
the spirit of Anderson.
One of the modern
Casinos that now clutter the Mississippi
Gulf Coast is said to be built on the
site of a horrible charter plane accident
that claimed the lives of 8 passengers,
among them women and children. Casino
employees report that the area nearest
the crash site is very haunted with
some refusing to walk the corridors
alone.
Tour Tupelo, Mississippi
where they say the Ghost of Elvis Presley
still visits his birthplace home and
the grave of his first sweetheart. The
Ghost King is also said to haunt the
warehouse that once housed the trucking
company that Elvis worked for before
he became famous.
Come with us
now, explore Mississippi's historic,
ghostly and chilling encounters with
the paranormal. Travel along with us:
The Ghosts
of Haunted Mississippi are
waiting for you.!
