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Port Gibson, Mississippi · Built 1861, burned 1890

Windsor Ruins

AbandonedOpen to the public

Windsor Ruins · Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain

Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.

Real history

The mansion was finished in 1861 and burned in 1890, leaving its columns standing; MDAH completed a stabilization project in 2023 (MDAH, Wikipedia).

Ghost stories

We found no well-sourced ghost legends for this place. It is listed for its abandoned history.

Then and now

Tall Corinthian columns standing alone
Now: Windsor Ruins. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain. Wikimedia Commons

Public access

Open to the public Open Sunday–Saturday, dawn until dusk (Mississippi Department of Archives and History). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.

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