Well, in Mississippi, there's a whole lot of them! Fort Massachusetts 30.21236, -88.97214 History: In 1847, the United States declared the Ship Island a military reservation, and Congress authorized the construction of a fort nine years later. Do you know the address of The Pest House? My first child was born, Nov. 2001,at Mercy which was named Parkview at the time. I was from Tallulah Yes, time DOES fly! Urban explorers took a tour of an abandoned hospital which has stood empty for 20 years and still has vials of blood and surgical equipment inside. From all appearances it would seem that the Kuhn is headed for demolition by neglect. The Administration suite is adjacent to the main front entrance. https://www.wjtv.com/news/metro/vacant-kuhn-memorial-state-hospital-to-be-demolished/1435602808. Where was the morgue located? Not that I remember. Remember Dr Jarrett and nurse Bobo I was born at Kuhn in 1978. We at first lived in the nursing home on Cherry Street and moved to the nurses home on campus at the hospital about 1960. Chris. I wish I could say the same about hospitals today. The town has mostly been abandoned because of its economic desperation, though its history of racial tension and periodic flooding certainly didn't help. They paid what they could. Date Victim(s) Abductor(s) Location Age of victim(s) Outcome Notes 18 December 1900 Edward Cudahy Jr. Pat Crowe (accused) : Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. : 15 Released Son of a business magnate who was kidnapped and held for $25,000 ransom, with his abductor, Pat Crowe, releasing him after the ransom was paid.After being found not guilty at trial, he made a living as a lecturer and author. Warren County Martin Pace said Officer went looking in several areas of town, adding Deputies are working double shifts utnil McCloud is caught. I will email her and ask her and get back to you! However, knew everyone, Mrs. Farish, Surprisingly, Kuhn State Memorial Hospital isnt the only abandoned hospital in Mississippi. As you well know, I know very little about it and Im very intrigued of its history. I agree! Most of the documentation survived, although it seems that for the most part, the original plans are not in these records which are in Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries. Have your own spooky tale to share? Authorities Ask for Public;s Help in finding Jail Escapee. I have vivid memories of the back parking lot elevator and the colorful 70s theme furnishings. In addition to housing Confederate Veterans, the building was used to hold medical classes for the University of Mississippi. We heard YEARS ago that some attorneys from Jackson purchased it. It was Dr. James P. Guerriero, Has the building been purchased and reopened. Abandoned and practically destroyed by a fire, its just a shell of the state-of-the-art facility it once was. Had sort of planned to write some some sort of history but became to much, My first and third children were born there in 1964 and 1966, respectively. I will look in 1981 when I find that notebook! Many abandoned psychiatric hospitals can be found on the east coast/ Northeast United States. I was born there in August 1960. And, the Street Clinic building will be moving to their new medical building right next to the hospital on Hwy 61N. The charity hospital in Laurel was demolished many years ago. According to MDAHs database, it was closed after University Hospital opened in 1955 and demolished sometime before 1962: https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/prop.aspx?id=11983&view=facts&y=856. there is so many possibilities for it even if just to clean it up and put the windows and security there and use is as a museum. I remember riding past it as a child and SWEARING i saw ghosts in the windows. It is the long version but does not look like the old ones I saw as a child. SHE WAS A WONDERFUL LADY. It would be interesting to hear what it was like in 1960. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material, including text and images, without express and written permission from this blogs author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. I wish I could meet the nurse that delivered me. could you please email me. as i was told there was on nurse that never gave up and brought my sister back to life.Jessica Lanne Smith .Mother was Sara Lynn Smith..Our step mother Was Cynthia Renee dickerson.. my mother knew a wonderful black woman named Bootsie who was like a surrogate mom to many of the student nurses around 1941. For anyone interested in helping out in any way to rehab the property, let us know so we can meet and make some plans. I remember the form looking like a glow in the dark black chalk board with white writing. Man Hunt Continues; Jail Escapee McCloud Still on Lam; Search Continues; by John Surratt; Rafel McCloud remained on the lam as authorities from Warren County, City of Vicksburg, Mississippi State and United States Federal Agents continued searching for the fugitive, Friday in the North Central area of Vicksburg, Including Revisiting the Kuhn Memorial Hospital property, where McCloud is accused of killing Sharon WIlson, and where Officers Thrrsday found a pair of pants he took form a County Jail Guard. Someone may tho, in the future, OMG I DIDNT KNOW ALLOF THIS WHEN I HAD ONE OF MY BABIES THERE IN APRIL1975 UGH. Keep in mind, before these people broke in, there was still alot of hope for the place and still had power and working plumbing to where now its a shell with a few decent floors. I think I was one of the early babies born in the new hospital August 30, 1957. I pray that someone gives it new life. Long LONG ago, anyone with an infectious disease was put there until they recovered. At that time We had a burial of a time capsule and an old New Orleans type parade on the campus. Are people allowed to go in? her name is I was born at Mercy on October 30, 1965. Later we moved close to Mamas work. I was born there, 12-19-1964 on a Saturday, the time was not posted on my birth cert, and my mother said she didnt know, so I dont know if i could retrieve those records some how, it means so much to me, I was moved to Texas when i was eight, I would like to get some history and images of it, and my grandparents died there also, can anyone help me? Is that building for sale, if so how much? The hospital was first opened in 1832 in order to combat a smallpox outbreak. Welcome to Preservation in Mississippi, a blog about historic buildings, places, and even a few people in Mississippi. Would you by any chance have know them? I was scheduled to give birth here but was sent to Jackson when I went into labor early. Home Abandoned Mississippi Abandoned Mississippi: Kuhn Memorial State Hospital,Vicksburg, By ELMalvaney on September 23, 2010 ( 206 ). I walked through that front door almost daily for 3 years, 1980-1983. Not sure of the correct spelling of these Doctors. Dr. Guerrero, Dr. Mitchell, Dr. Ferris, Dr. Gus Street, Dr. R.A. Street, Dr. Dominick, and Dr. Emery were some of the names I can recall. Janne, I married a man from Vicksburg and we talked about the Pest House and drove past the driveway many times. Gosh, I saw Dr. Jarrett for YEARS, then another doctor ? I wish sometimes I had gone on to be an RN like you. I have been in prison in Texas for biting a police officer when I was 17 years old. Reading this makes me wonder what really happen the morning I gave birth. Underground radar shows that as many as 7,000 patients' bodies lie underneath what was once the Mississippi State Insane Asylum. Yes security and cameras are in place. The best during its time. Was told they may have moved to Kentucky to practice . The U.S. Marine Hospital is located along the Mississippi River, south of downtown Memphis in the French Fort community. Do not know if that is true or not. I was born there in 1959. Just wondering what the latest may be on being ole Mercy back to life. I suggest everyone go and explore while you still can This place is gonna be demolished sometime in January or February of this coming year. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material, including text and images, without express and written permission from this blogs author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. In the years that followed its closing, several paranormal investigators have visited the property. The institutions were defunded, and community-based treatment facilities eclipsed the imposing, prison-like Victorian hospitals. I really would love for it to be restored and opened back up as a hospital.. Not a hotel. I vividly remember both she and Dr. Jarrett! It is about the possibility of me trying to purchase the hospital. Still not good for the buildings, though . Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I can do what you do I hear them and see them.. I have many fond memories of working in and around that building for years. Constructed in the Georgian style of architecture at a cost of $1 million in 1937, the new red-brick hospital featured a slate roof, limestone columns, and a copper copula. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Susan, I just thought of another Mercy physician that delivered babies in 1962. My grandfather died there in about 1936. Tell me i was one u did.. Nov 19 1980 I was almost 11 pounds.. i am very interested in the paranormal!! During time of bad weather, the act of getting people up to the top of the hill was much worse. i will follow that up . Now for this place to ever be used again it would need extensive remodeling. Dr. Lewis knew me and allowed me to learn there during the summers and school holidays. I am interested in knowing who your mom and sister were since they also went to the apparent same school. My name is Mary. Went yeserday with a couple of friends. Dr. Ting was from China. ago u/AndreqBoi. Gov. It was in the same state of neglect as this one. I remember fainting in front of the hospital admissions desk and being admitted for a couple of days. His number is 601-636-0987. Originally named Vicksburgs City Hospital, the facility was later used during the Civil War to treat injured soldiers, and in 1878, played a major role during the Yellow Fever Epidemic. I was born at Kuhn on 10/13/1973 at 6:27 am I think Dr Nathan B Lewis was my moms doctor. My mother worked in admitting here in 1978-79. Love the history lesson as Vicksburg has so many. Me and a couple of my friends who love abandoned photography and are big in taking pictures of abandoned places have been wanting to get in here for awhile now. I can go a step farther to tell you how wonderful they were. It later tended to Civil War soldiers and lost several staff members during the Yellow Fever outbreak in 1878. I am in touch with another nurse midwife from those days at Kuhn. Worked there for 45 years but in the hospital and not the clinic area. When Officers arrived on the Scene and walked into the residence, they smelled gasoline. Williams said. I pray that your plan goes through. He had great pediatricians at their clinic! happy memories of the hospital and Mercy Hospital Street Memorial School of Nursing.I retired from Nursing in 2005. I never entered the medical field after High School which is when I worked at Mercy I went into mechanical industry. I was born December 30, 1980. We have been going through the extensive sets of blueprints and bluelines for this hospital which are contained in the Birchett-Montgomery Architectural Records. Hope this helps with the time line a little. Meet Jane Louis, the lead content creator at Scary HQ, a haunted places blog that delves into the eerie and unexplained. I was a student nurse in the clinical phase of nursing school. I was born at then parkview in March of 2001, so I know for sure it was open then, hope this helps on timing! I was born there in June of 1967. Just destroy it. Hi my name is Lashonda Sims and i was born at Kuhn December 10, 1985. They both are deceased. She is in her nineties. I like, Shirley Farish have many Learn how your comment data is processed. If you enjoyed this, check out this article: 8 Abandoned Places In Mississippi That Are Too Creepy For Words. It can be done, Tiffney. I have been gone from the area since late 70s. But I still think that park view had many more skilled nurses and doctors that actually knew what they where doing.. But somehow that too may fall . June and I were in the same nursing class (1961) at Mercy. If you remember me please message me on Facebook. Eleanor, I was born at Kuhn Memorial State Hospital too 4/5/71 and Dr. Nathan B. Lewis delivered me. Dr Lee. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I had an aunt that was a nurse with the Vicksburg Health Dept. just curious.. The hospital also included a mental ward as well as the "Pest House," a separate building used to house those with infectious diseases. I was born here in 1974. Too bad it cant be turned into a hotel. . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I is very important. by adding your comments (insightful, silly, but always respectful) and sharing important stories from your neck of the woods. I have fond memories of studying in the Battlefields, sitting on a cannon, then walking back to our dorm behind the hospital. I know they lived in deplorable conditions and were treated badly and abused. Later she worked for Dr. James Kiley. Some hospitals that date back centuries have fallen into disrepair. I would like to know where she is buried. Some of them lived in our subdivision, Wildwood. There should be some form of black history documentation noted for the first black nurses employed at Khun. I have fond memories of my visits there as a child. We moved into an apartment on Bomar Avenue while we were building our house in Wildwood and we lived on Claremont Circle. I would love to see that building remodeled and used for something great. I was born at Mercy in 1962. This place is straight up. Asbestos will have to be removed whether its demolished or restored, meaning thats a fixed cost regardless. My doctors were Dr. Horn and later Dr. Love. I have bipolar disorder and it might be beneficial for you to take someone in there that has mental problems that would be able to relate and talk to the patients. I was born in this hospital on April 29, 1993 and I remember when they built the new hospital River Region in 2001 or so.. 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In 1981 President Ronald Reagan, who had made major efforts during his Governorship to reduce funding and enlistment for California mental institutions, pushed a political effort . Its believed to be haunted by the ghosts of two young girls, one of whom died in the hospital when she was accidentally given too much anesthesia. Its not actually the cemetery thats creepy, but a specific statue within the cemetery. Marcy & Dr. Pontis (sp?) Effective November 1, the City of Vicksburg owns the property. I live in Texas. A nun who taught me as a 4th grade student at St.Michaels elementary school in Biloxi taught me as a student nurse at Mercy. He died on that blanket. In those days so did the doctors. Jane Louis. Black mold was a problem in the building even before we moved out. One visitor even made a whimsical, tongue-in-cheek. From hospitals and asylums, to cemeteries, schools, theaters, restaurants, parks, bridges, and even roads, there's an endless amount of places throughout the state that are said to have some ghostly spirits lingering. A TikToker shared a clip to his page,. Those sound like such valuable records, it would be a shame for them to be lost in the shuffle of time. Kuhn State Memorial Hospital might be long gone, but that doesnt mean Vicksburg is void of creepy places. Patricia what year was your student nurse at Kuhn ? Mabus, however, vetoed the support. Also her sister, Susie Ward worked there, she was a RN. I was born at Kuhn in 1970. Your email address will not be published. I also live directly behind the hospital. Ms Franco was charge nurse on 2nd floor in day and there were many capable nurses that are still alive who worked that floor as well as some who have gone on to be with their maker. My father worked occasionally at Kuhn Hospital from late 1976/early 1977 until the early 80s. After graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi, Daniella began to hone her writing skills through various internships, working for The Royal Obsession and Anatomie clothing. Was there a revision at some point in time. 61. VPD wasnt doing their part a couple years back and copper theives got in and tore it up. Shuttered in 1935, the asylum sat on what is now the site of the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson, reports The Clarion-Ledger. Judy, did your mom and dad live on China Street at one time? Although the building was structurally sound, it simply became too controversial and too blighted to save; no organization or private business ever had a solid plan to restore it. As a Presbyterian, I was quite intrigued by the Sisters and all the trappings of Roman Catholicism like crucifixes and religious statuary then spent time here during high school as a Candy Striper along with Helen Carter, and a couple of girls from Utica and Raymond, I think. There was very limited parking place on top of the hill for patients and family members. Dr John Alexander Klein Birchett had cropped his dogs tail on a makeshift operating table at the Hosp. So sad. Apparently everyone thinks the cost of refurbishing the ruins is not worth the return on their investment..at least so far. Thank you! What are some other creepy places in Mississippi? We had other foreign Doctors. Now for about 15 years I have been a volunteer in the gift shop. (A note from Sam P It seems it never ends.). My mom was a corrections officer there in the 80s up until it was closed. Fond, fond memories. In this I am in hopes of opening a Private Christian School along with using the Hospital for a Christian Retreat center and the street clinic for community classes such as art, paint, community choir and band, cooking and canning classes etc for the community! We are working to take back the model from the overgrowth. However, this therapeuthic approach has lately been abandoned since more adverse effects are being reported. How disappointing. (LogOut/ My surviving son was born May 1981 at Kuhn. Joanne I just came across your post.would you or.the nurse midwife you are in contact.with worked in the year 1978? Its the opposite, actually. (LogOut/ 25 Feb 2023 14:23:17 I have always wanted to be a paranormal investigator. Anne Peacock in 1978. 1918 points 30 comments. Did anyone know of or work during 1978 in the labor and delivery floor?? My Dads name was Tom. Worked with Dr. Montanez and Dr Burell . A shining achievement for Vicksburg, many are expected from over a wide area to attend the dedication and opening on Wednesday. We plan on going this Friday and exploring it at night If you are interested let me know and you are more than welcome to join us. I know that my home in the Shoals (Alabama) did not receive a dedicated hospital until World War I, and it was a larger-sized area even then, not a small town. Great article! Holly Bluff is about 3- 40 miles from Vicksburg, but actually it is much further, roads are bad, etc. A friend visted a few days past. Rachel was delivered by Calvin Poole, and her pediatricians were Bobby Ford and Dan Barnes. Vicksburgs building inspector gave the owners, a foundation in Yazoo City, 120 days on September 18th to decide what to do with it. I have very great happy memories of MERCY. The inmates staffed the hospital, working jobs such as cleaning, clerking. The Mississippi Legislature this year approved a $2.08 million budget for Kuhn Memorial. Abandoned and practically destroyed by a fire, it's just a shell of the state-of-the-art facility it once was. Abandoned Places In Mississippi 1. Abandoned Hospital in Laurel, Mississippi. Interesting history lesson about the hospital, though. My mother was born there and died there just before it closed. She died in isolation and was my patient. I am visiting Vicksburg now and I was looking for the old hospital site when I ran across this article. Up the street from Kuhn Memorial was The Pest House. I am still kicking and very active at the age of 78. So has nurse Dotson who worked ob/gyn dept Lydia Bryant worked on 5 th floor along side Pearl Thomas. Was there the morning of 12/29/2010 watch the tires for broken glass. Kris, the COO of the Street Clinic that is across the street from the hospital told me to tell you to call him. Polly Malby, I would love to talk to you about Kuhn, I lost a child there in 1977 and have a story to tell about what happened the morning she died. thanks. From the abandoned hospital in Pripyat, Ukraine that fell victim to the most catastrophic nuclear disaster of the 20th century to the Nazi hospital that tended to Hitler's legions, the historical appeal of these derelict institutions is matched only by their fear factor. The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was United States legislation signed by President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. The building site was graded so as to provide the main entrance and ambulance entrances to the out-patient division at one elevation and all service entrances on the west side at a lower elevation. I knew that they had both passed on to the glory land. It WAS a hospital for people with no insurance, no money. One of the first babies to survive the surgeries he had. Will be setting up an appt to view the building in the next few weeks. I only lived there until I was 8 and we moved to Brookhaven but spend every summer there with my grandmother. Are there any other abandoned places in Mississippi? Any photos posted would be great ! Community leaders are pleased something is being done with the old hospital. I wish I could remember who else at her time. Now, it seems that your mom may have worked with WES after she left the clinic. My friend, caucasion, reared at Holly Bluff, Yazoo County, Mississippi Healthcare was not a much of a priority then or now for Southern leaders. Located on Grove street, one block north of the Memorial Arch on Clay, the new hospital and its adjoining buildings stand on the brown of a ridge that falls away toward the surrounding sub-division, Wildwood. I was an ER orderly. THey were poor and had no means to investigate. Vicksburg, Mississippi 40.5 miles from Jackson, MS Duff Green Mansion served as a hospital during the Civil War and it still bears some of the scars despite restoration. Was a great location for the experience. I just thought of something else. My sister was real sick. Broken bones, and poison stuff.you know everything! Under all the debris, there are still things that spark memories of this place. It was me and an orderly who happened to be an conscientious objective who was serving his time. My friend and I were about 15 at the time. would you be interested in sharing some of your stories that happend in khun hosptial. Dr. Love and Dr. Horn were my doctors until Dr. Weiland took over. Preservation has a long history in the Magnolia State, and we hope this blog will help build a stronger community of local and state preservationists. Among them, some former psychiatric hospitals are shrouded in controversy over patient mistreatment. I did retire in 2003! I have a picture of her but do not know anything else about her. She is is her mid 80s and still very active. The decision was made in the late 1990s that the two hospitals in town should be combined into one facility. CHARITY HOSPITALS. Sr. Marcy was wonderful. 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