I don't claim the rights to Kelly Clarkson's "Never Ag .more. Are there any other abandoned places in Mississippi? Luckily, McRaven offers tours of all kinds. Thank you for giving this some thought. So glad I found this thread. However,, he told investigators that Ms. Wilson had been taken to Sharkey County, Mississippi, vicksbug Police Chief Walter Armstrong said Chief Armstrong said McCloud took the Officers on a search route that put them within Six miles of Greenville, when they learned a group of Ghost Hunters at the Kuhn Hospital Property had found Ms.. Willaims Body. THey were poor and had no means to investigate. Opponents claim to have 100,000 signatures to keep the hospitals open. It connect to the walk leading to the chapel, and nursing school. There was always more then one interesting way to get to other parts of the hospital. It was built in 1797! Call us at 1-877-57-LEMON or complete the free case review form. Dr. Montanezs wife was in training at Kuhn also. Will share this with my son who is 26. The Head Lines in the Vicksburg Post, Friday, March 04th, 2016; Kuhn Hospital Becomes focus of Escapee Hunt, Where is He? 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 was born at Mercy on October 30, 1965. Yes, the inmates did work right along beside us. What a blessing to have this hospital! Where was the morgue located? Thanks again, There were three Street brothers who were physicians and they originally owned the hospital and they gave it to the Sisters of Mercy. She is is her mid 80s and still very active. Mercy even played a role in the establishment of a nursing school at USM in the 1960s. The best during its time. It took its place at this location, then a suburban estate with a substantial house in 1847. Click here for a history of Psychiatric Hospitals. Later we moved close to Mamas work. My sister and I also had our tonsils taken out by Dr. Masterson on the same day and shared a room in the hospital. Read on for more history on this eerie abandoned hospital in Mississippi, and be sure to check out the video! Mercy Hospital served Vicksburg and western Mississippi for several decades under the leadership of theSisters of Mercy, who had a long tradition of nursing service in Vicksburg. Do you have any info on those black glow in the dark chalkboard looking birth certificates or what happened to them. I was born there on April 6, 1965. My mom in laws grandfather was there in 1913. We did have a golf cart that would help transport people from the bottom of the hill to the top of the hill, but it wasnt always enough. I wonder what really happened. I did not deliver you on December 30, 1980. My name is Mary. Keep up with Jen online @Michalski education Updated Date: Feb 26, 2023 Abandoned Mississippi: Afro-American Sons and DaughtersHospital, Abandoned Mississippi: Vicksburgs MercyHospital, Abandoned Mississippi: Port Gibson OilWorks, Abandoned Mississippi: Southern ChristianInstitute, Abandoned Mississippi: Central Delta Academy,Inverness, Architect Pics: William Nichols(1780-1853), https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.js, http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/cooper/index.php?itemno=2792, https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/prop.aspx?id=11983&view=facts&y=856, https://secure.flickr.com/photos/mississippi-dept-of-archives-and-history/7164517907/in/set-72157630076470266, https://www.wjtv.com/news/metro/vacant-kuhn-memorial-state-hospital-to-be-demolished/1435602808, Internet Archive Brings Us Picturesque Vicksburg | Preservation in Mississippi, Ghost hunters find womans body in abandoned Miss. I pray that someone opens that building and use it for Gods glory. The decision was made in the late 1990s that the two hospitals in town should be combined into one facility. I knew I would be feeling better soon. That was a number of years after I work there. 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. I was born 5/8/1974.i was born thier also. I was born there in June of 1967. Is this building still intact? Sad. It was in the same state of neglect as this one. I am a 1963 graduate of Mercy Hospital School of Nursing.. Afrer graduation I worked on OB there for about 4 years. Dr. Lewis knew me and allowed me to learn there during the summers and school holidays. I had great respect for RNs like you. I have very great happy memories of MERCY. Thanks for your input AND have a Happy New Year. Next time you go take a camera with you and you wont be disappointed, its very active especially during the daytime, I can only imagine what you would pick up at night time. Interesting building, I do suggest if you go there dont go by yourself for where its located is not safe. The derelict almost haunted Kuhn Memorial State Hospital lies abandoned on 1422 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi. Dont believe me? It may take some time. The Sisters ran it with authority and care for the people who came through its doors. I was scheduled to give birth here but was sent to Jackson when I went into labor early. This required many to park at the bottom of the hill or in the Street Clinic parking lot, and walk up the hill. I am able to feel and hear some of the dead but I talk to them normally. 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. I dont remember treating but one gunshot wound. They both have passed away within the last 2 years. The women were raped by the staff. Was Kuhn considered the de facto black hospital for Vicksburg and the surrounding area? Carolyn, my name is Betty Phillips. Been in there several times..got TONS of EVP. I was born at Kuhn on 10/13/1973 at 6:27 am I think Dr Nathan B Lewis was my moms doctor. Once we agree upon terms with the owners of the property, and we hope its soon, wed love for anyone ever born there, worked there, knew someone there, to set up a time for a re-visit. No trespassing! Kuhn Memorial Hospital; The Man Hunt is over. This is a great article, thanks. (A note from Sam P It seems it never ends.). Shubuta Bridge, Shubuta cmh2315fl/Flickr Abandoned for years, this abandoned bridge in Mississippi has a sordid past that will forever remain a part of Shubuta's history. Kewanna, what is your date of birth? https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsI was born in a hospital in Vicksburg in 1948. By 1871, the state took over the hospital and it assumed a number of different roles. He died on that blanket. I am just now reading this because Ive been so busy since January 1 with a sick sister. Shes an incredible facility and the maintenance guys the owners have are doing an excellent job at keeping her clean! Would you by any chance have know them? That is beautiful! Underground radar shows that as many as 7,000 patients' bodies lie underneath what was once the Mississippi State Insane Asylum. Kuhn was one of several charity hospitals in the South, used by both blacks and whites who couldnt pay private providers. OUCH!! I am CERTAIN all records are kept somewhere in state archives. OMG Blaine I knew all three of them. I worked there. 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. I wish I could buy it! It was a running joke with some new employes that you could work in the building for a month, and never take the same path twice to get somewhere. interesting. I was born in Kuhn in Nov of 1978 and just learned of its history and now I am convinced that if I return there before they demolish it im going to find whats been tormenting my soul my entire lifemy story is long But am convinced that Kuhn is holding all the answers for meanyone else born there have something anything they cant figure out. Join the discussion, talk back, agree, disagree, etc. I was born here, July 1967, as was my sister four years earlier. I loved the doctors and nurses at the Mercy/Street Clinicthey were like family to me as I grew up around that place. Dr. Ting was our OBGYN. As for the paranormal, it IS home to many, many spirits. I remember the nursing home on Cherry Street. I inquired whether it was a Black Hospital; His reply; No, all i know is what i saw in the waiting rooms, but it appeared to me that it was a Poor Peoples Hospital. About as many white as black patients. (Note This is about the population mix of the area. Please keep us posted. I would like to know where she is buried. We are working to take back the model from the overgrowth. I was born here in 1974. National Geographic magazine called the home the "Time. My daughter, Rachel L. McGaha was born there on March 7, 1990. I just happen upon this thread while trying to find out my time of birth. Blaine, I am a Vicksburger and I graduated from St. Francis in 1957 and the school was run by the Sisters of Mercy. I left as the head nurse of 5th floor to go and be the head nurse in the ER. I am a Paranormal Investigator and would love to get our Paranormal Group in there to do an Investigation. Kris, it is a sad day today in seeing items being moved out of the Street Clinic to the new medical building on 61N. Next was having a reaction to penicillin in the emergency room when it was on street level. 14. Mabus, a Democrat, wants to close Matty Hersee Hospital in Meridian, South Mississippi State Hospital in Laurel and Kuhn Memorial State Hospital in Vicksburg. Unless its just allowed to rot down, which I guess is the current option. Keep in mind, we are trying! You dont have to get out to appreciate it. i am very interested in all of this paranormal activity, could you give me more description of what yiu have seen and heard of! Janne, I married a man from Vicksburg and we talked about the Pest House and drove past the driveway many times. In addition to housing Confederate Veterans, the building was used to hold medical classes for the University of Mississippi. Thank you! 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. I remember this hospital well. The hospitals, set up in 1916, together maintain 199 of the states 15,800 hospital beds on a $6.8 million budget. I will look in 1981 when I find that notebook! My first and third children were born there in 1964 and 1966, respectively. I have worked in many hospitals and can say Mercy was the best and cared about the patients, the staff, and anyone who need them. Hope it does not become vacant for I live in the subdivision right next door. If there was a profit to be made, someone would. There were MANY unique and lovely aspects of the care provided and the relationships among staff and prisoners. Long LONG ago, anyone with an infectious disease was put there until they recovered. I recall the inmates working here alongside my mom. I know there has been mention of some police advising people to leavebut will it be ok if I go and look around? between downtown Vicksburg and the Vicksburg National Military Park stands a huge abandoned hulk that today emanates despair but was for over a century a place of hope for poor citizens of Mississippi in need of medical attention. Please join us for our monthly clean up event. Not sure when the one on Grove Street was built but all patients and services were move to that location when it was builtMercy Hospital Street Memotial. i am very interested in the paranormal!! Well, almost vacant! Rather a shame that the original buildings were destroyed. Any photos posted would be great ! See note above did not read far enough before I posted. That hospital/clinic was like another home to me. You can certainly go there. I just thought of something else. We have several types of activities from removing dirt, debris on the panels to cutting down and removing invasive trees. I never saw a morgue. (function(){var src_url="https://spshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js'playList=519366027&height=&width=100&sid=577&origin=SOLR&videoGroupID=155847 . Does anyone know who the obstetricians were in 1962? Im not the type of person to take chances or disobey law enforcement. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It was a caring place to work and learn. Thank you! We lived in a small house on Openwood not far from the hospital. Dee, somewhere in the stuff I have packed for moving, I have a notebook recording the names of all the women whose babies I delivered. Trial Set; A Photo; Caramel Act, In June, Sharen Wilson, 69, was attacked in her Drummond Street Home and taken to the Abandoned Kuhn Memorial Hospital on Martin Luther King Boulevard, where she was Shot with a Stolen Gun in One of the buildings and her body left in a wooded area of the Property where it was found by Ghost Hunters. Any info you have would be greatly appreciated. From Jan. 1 to May 31, this year 72 babies started their lives at Kuhn. I was born at then parkview in March of 2001, so I know for sure it was open then, hope this helps on timing! We had other foreign Doctors. " - RESCUE ME! While there, there was one room in the new section of the hospital that I could NOT walk into there was just a dark DARK entity in that room that made it physically impossible to enter it.. it was a man in a lab coat but he had a type of mask on i couldnt see clearly bc like i said i couldnt enter it also as I entered the older part of the hospital I was entering a room and felt pulled back and as i glanced to my left near and open door i noticed little feet at first and followed them up to see a little boy.. age 7 he had dark spots on his face he had brown hair dark eyes kinda sunk in and he looked at me point blank and turned his head to study me.. my boyfriend then called my name i look at him and when i looked back the child was gone.. even now my chest feels tight bringing this back up. Its kind of sad to see things you remember disappearing. The town has mostly been abandoned because of its economic desperation, though its history of racial tension and periodic flooding certainly didn't help. One was Terrell State Hospital and the other was Rusk State Yes security and cameras are in place. Abandoned Mississippi: Vicksburg's Mercy Hospital By ELMalvaney on March 28, 2012 ( 96 ) Standing on a two-block parcel on a high hill overlooking Grove Street, the old Mercy Hospital's blue tile front wall still beckons drivers off of the busy Clay Street thoroughfare. Leading the List is the Embrarrassing situation involving Kuhn Memorial Hospital, and yes, we said Embarrassing During time of bad weather, the act of getting people up to the top of the hill was much worse. Theres a lot of history in those buildings, I know and I was the last baby born there! Its horrible totally destroyed inside. I agree! When Officers arrived on the Scene and walked into the residence, they smelled gasoline. Williams said. How time flies. I wish I could say the same about hospitals today. A TikToker shared a clip to his page,. Sister Marcy was a GOOD friend of mine! Dr. Jarrett was my pediatrician and once in a while I saw Dr. Horn. I hate that it is no more. Join the discussion, talk back, agree, disagree, etc. (That is, if youre feeling brave.). It is amazing. Sr. Marcy was wonderful. I guess when river region came up Park View went down. Jen Michalski, a California-based author, joins us this week to talk about abandoned sanitoriums and state hospitals that can be found east of the Mississippi. We are used to renovating buildings in need of restoration. I wonder what happened to the HUGE books in the basement recording the names, dates, and medical problems of patients going way back to 1900? I went to nursing school there. His name is Greg Pearson and his number is 601-883-5000. Shirley, my mom did work at the WES, but she always loved the Street Clinic and all the people there. her name is Sneaking into its abandoned buildings was a rite of passage for young people. 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 would hope there is some future use for this property as maybe assisted living, memory care or housing project, if financially feasible.. Before it is demolished, maybe, Bill Gates or Warren Buffet can fund a rehab for some humanitarian use from their fund, as Joan Kroc has done in multiple locations.. Just ;look at Centennial Plaza (Old Gulfport VA) property and grounds. http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/cooper/index.php?itemno=2792. Then 1970 having my daughter there a patient of Dr. Horn, then going to LPN school followed by RN school there and working with the wonderful Shirley Farish and the sister of Mercy, who made me proud to be a nurse and go as far as possible, I was really upset when I visited last year and saw the hospital closed. Document # 001. OK, a quick google search on Ray Mabus and Kuhn hospital returned this 1989 article from the Orlando Sentinel, which makes a little more sense. Over the years, visitors to the cemetery have claimed that the statue of Laura Kelly appears to be weeping. I live in Texas. Theres a lot to like about Vicksburg; Who did you call, or who did you email to get a walkthrough? I think it would be sooo nice to have that place rebuilt into a museum for civil war medicines or at least restored to a part of its former glory. They also used some very controversial treatments. This, too, is connected to the main units by covered walkway. Ive been a few times at night and would love to go back during the day before its demolished. Many of the plans would fall through and nothing much has happened with the building since then. He had major surgery when he was 3 days old. Also, this web site contains a vast amou nt of information. SUBMIT LEAVE A QUICK REVIEW I went to nursing school here in mid 60s and to see it in this condition makes me sick. In 1922, Poveglia's abandoned hospitals and other structures were converted into an asylum. This place is straight up. Was a great location for the experience. Tucked away on the Jackson Road (now Martin Luther King Jr. In later years I had 3 nephews that were born in that hospital and my friend and I would walk down the corridor of the clinic carrying my nephews and we would get comments about how we were too young to be having babies. I wish I could remember who else at her time. Thanks! This has to be such a waste! They lived on the top floor in the back. Lots of precious memories. I am praying that I will have possession of the property soon so that we can start fundraising and working on it. Hi Kathy! We were just talking about Dr. G on Thurs. The er was great!!!! They have poured alot of money in it since we started taking care of the place in 06. I love Vicksburg it has many fond memories. I cant find it on Google Maps! 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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? One visitor even made a whimsical, tongue-in-cheek. Somehow I still remember these things and remembered the severe lack of parking and the view of the Mississippi River from there. It is too bad that the Vicksburg Posts archives are now pay-per-view, they ran a nice article last November about Kuhn Hospital. that is any hospital with a history of abuse and neglect. Find the answers at ", Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). My nursing school in El Dorado, Ark closed and 5 members of my class transferred here for our senior year. Abandoned and practically destroyed by a fire, it's just a shell of the state-of-the-art facility it once was. There was no police presence. Activities for all ages including kids who can help with littler prevention. The womans name was Virginia Sharplin. After that, my research gets a bit fuzzy because I havent been able to establish dates of when the hospital finally closed and whether the new River Regional Medical Center on Highway 61 is considered a successor or is a new hospital entirely. The Kuhns building should be destroyed, the weather,rats,and other creatures made more of a mess of what that building was in its past. It was Parkview Hospital when she was born. My daughter was born at Kuhn on 11/22/84, and I didnt realize until a few years later after the hospital had closed that theyd put 11/23 on her birth certificate. Particularly since you are so young. Hi Kevin. Funny thing is, my grandma was delivered by a midwife also in Pocahontas, MS in 1927 but her time of birth is on it. Janne, do you remember a nurse midwife named Polly! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I intend to go back bc somehow I failed to find the morgue and I know I need to for some reason. 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! I live in NC and sure miss MS. My grandmother had a hair salon called The Carriage salon . Thanks so very much! Did anyone know of or work during 1978 in the labor and delivery floor?? I have been in prison in Texas for biting a police officer when I was 17 years old. He then added a third floor to his home, which wasnt far from the cemetery, so that he could view the statue of his beloved. The Civil War Reconstruction period. Interesting history lesson about the hospital, though. The state charity hospital in Jackson was on North State Street, just north of Fortification, on property now taken up by Baptist Hospital. I was born there on June 27, 1967 and Nathan B. Lewis is the doctor listed as the one who delivered me also. They went as far as watching my child so I could complete RN School, and I will never be able to say thanks enough to them, and the whole hospital staff of Mercy. Warren County Martin Pace said Officer went looking in several areas of town, adding Deputies are working double shifts utnil McCloud is caught. It wasnt closed on 2000, my daughter was born there in April of 2001. Shirley, I am in the process right now of trying to get funding to buy the hospital property. What would happen if someone got caught in there? Just keep me in your prayers that Gods Will may be done and this property can be turned into an beautiful assets for the community. Email me for more info. Have your own spooky tale to share? When it comes to creepy places in Mississippi, City Cemetery in Kosciusko definitely fits the bill. instead, MCC is opting to demolish it sometime this year or next year. I know she has a record of all her women too. I spent more than a few hours in the ER getting sewn up after football practices and games at St. Al. 9 haunting abandoned hospitals frozen in time Angela Kennedy 3/21/2022. I graduated from Mercy in 1960. McRaven, located at 114 Harrison St. in Vicksburg, is on the National Register of Historic Places and first opened to the public in 1961. We explored the kuhn hospital ruins on 7/19/14. I have been retired from nursing since 2003. My mother and sister both went to Mercy school. Stayed on working at Mercy (45 years) til I retired in 2003. . 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. Did you ever find out what happen to the medical records from the hospital? I feel certain that the asbestos would have to be removed among other things. Ill ask the two I know how to find. Any suggestions on who to contact for permission to go through the buildings? If you have any information, and or pictures/websites with pictures please reply! Man connectged to Kuhn Hosp;ital KIlling onthe Loose. Anne Peacock in 1978. 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. I believed it because our group were the students that were in charge of cleaning the third floor. I wandered through the ruins remembering myself hurrying along the hallways to deliver a baby or to see a patient in the emergency department. 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 born December 30, 1980. (LogOut/ Mabus says the poor would be better served if hospital money went instead into Medicaid and got federal funds. Even in ruin the place is beautiful. Abandoned Mississippi: Kings Daughters Nurses Home, Greenwood Abandoned Mississippi: Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital Abandoned Mississippi: Kuhn Memorial State Hospital, Vicksburg Abandoned Mississippi: Central Delta Academy, Inverness Abandoned Mississippi: Yazoo County Agricultural High School. My grandmother Maddie Hunter owned the Carriage Salon for 30 years. A few days before Mr B died I was asking for help. . His age was 50ish. We have been going through the extensive sets of blueprints and bluelines for this hospital which are contained in the Birchett-Montgomery Architectural Records. Ruth Thornton was the OR RN supervisor who likewise taught and allowed me to observe my first surgeries. The elevator shaft was probably one of the most eerie spots. June 29, 2015 / 11:06 AM / CBS/AP. Judy, did your mom and dad live on China Street at one time? It would be wonderful for someone to come in a restore it. It would be interesting to hear what it was like in 1960. Did you deliver a baby on May 29,1985. Its really sad. Janne Debes A group of Mississippi ghost hunters made a scary discovery Sunday, when they were snooping around near a shuttered hospital and came upon the remains of a woman who had been abducted from her . This changes my opinion of Ray Mabus. I can do hospital corners on beds today because of those years. just curious.. Meet Jane Louis, the lead content creator at Scary HQ, a haunted places blog that delves into the eerie and unexplained. I first went to work there they had just opened the new emergency room in the new wing replacing the old emergency room in the back. Standing on a two-block parcel on a high hill overlooking Grove Street, the old Mercy Hospitals blue tile front wall still beckons drivers off of the busy Clay Street thoroughfare. We were there long enough that if neighbors had wanted to call police, they could have. As a former employ, I enjoyed working in that building. Even the morgue, the prison part, solarium, the whole works. ago u/AndreqBoi. So am I. Im wondering if its still standing and if its fenced off. I dont know what youll see when you get there. We always had curious sounds that we could not figure out where they came from. Sam P, Opinion Page Vicksburg Post, January 01st, 2016; Our Opinion. It just came to my mind that it was 1957 when the downtown Mercy Hospital moved out to the newly built one on a Grove Street. It is hard for me as well. 1422 Martin Luther blvd. Heres how the Vicksburg Evening Post described the closure in its June 25, 1989 article Kuhn Provided Long, Proud History of Medical Care: Kuhn Memorial State Hospitals role in the history of Vicksburg comes to an end this week. 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