Anchuca -- Vicksburg MS
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N 32° 21.271 W 090° 52.621
15S E 699771 N 3581713
A state historic marker in front of this historic mansion in downtown Vicksburg
Waymark Code: WMMHG3
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jdwms_1950
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The Anchuca Mansion is now a Bed & Breakfast offering the masses a chance to stay in an antebellum mansion while exploring this historic city.

From the Anchuca mansion website: (visit link)

"Anchuca, a Choctaw Indian word meaning "happy home," is one of the most significant antebellum homes in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this impressive Greek Revival landmark represents the first columned mansion in Vicksburg and the first historic home to become one of Mississippi's finest bed and breakfast inns. Surrounded by stately live oaks and located in the heart of Vicksburg's Historic District, Anchuca was built in 1830 by local politician J. W. Mauldin. In 1847, Victor Wilson, a local coal and ice merchant added the columned front and the two-story dependency in back. Standing proud through the Siege of Vicksburg in 1863, the house was put into service providing shelter for those who had suffered severely through the War. "

The Historic marker reads as follows:

"ANCHUCA
Built in three stages from ca. 1830 to 1855, this Greek Revival-style mansion was originally built by J. W. Mauldin and sold to Victor Wilson in 1840. Added to the national Register of Historic Places in 1981, Anchuca was Vicksburg’s first columned house and its first antebellum residence to open as a tour home."
Date Installed:: 2003

Organization that placed the object:: State of Mississippi

Related Website:: [Web Link]

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