The Civil War Reconstruction period. This was a huge project which generated copius documentation for both the original buildings and the alterations and additions, 1954-1967. Learn how your comment data is processed. I would love to try to find her is possible! Meanwhile, Ill still enjoy looking over at the blue tile wall with the cross on it whenever Im passing by on Clay Street. Warren County Martin Pace said Officer went looking in several areas of town, adding Deputies are working double shifts utnil McCloud is caught. I was born at Kuhn in 1978. When it comes to creepy places in Mississippi, City Cemetery in Kosciusko definitely fits the bill. 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. The hospital was closed for good back in 1989 and it has laid vacant ever since. During the initial Court Hearing just days after the incident, vicksbug Place Captain Sandra Williams said McCloud watched Wilson retrieve a hidden Key after being locked out of her home that Saturday night, McCloud then used the Key to gain entry to the Home on Drummond Street before Attacking, Kidnapping and Killing her, she said. And, the Street Clinic building will be moving to their new medical building right next to the hospital on Hwy 61N. As for a use, I have no ideas, but maybe this post will inspire somebody to think of something and motivate them to get going. It was featured on ghost Hunter show on the history channel. This place is straight up. Susan, I just thought of another Mercy physician that delivered babies in 1962. Weve been searching.for the right building for over two years and weve seen some buildings in really bad shape. Rafael Armez McCloud, 34, 513 Lynn Street, stood before Circuit Judge James Chaney, Jr., Monday for Arraignment after Indictment by the January Term of the Grand Jury for Capital Murder, Burglary of a Dwelling, Rape, Sexual Battery Without Consent, Attempted Arson, Larceny Motor Vehicle and Possession of a Weapon after a Felony Conviction. could you please email me. It is sooo sad to see it like it is, but when you pull up beside it you actually feel the history. On Friday, state funding runs out for Kuhn, causing the charity institution to shut its doors. Ray Mabus has proposed closing the three charity hospitals that the nations poorest state operates for its poorest people. The site includes some twenty-six acres. Will make a few comments on the Hosptiatl. Many, many good memories. Leading the List is the Embrarrassing situation involving Kuhn Memorial Hospital, and yes, we said Embarrassing We heard YEARS ago that some attorneys from Jackson purchased it. Welcome to Preservation in Mississippi, a blog about historic buildings, places, and even a few people in Mississippi. The city is brimming with spooky sites, including McRaven, Mississippi's most haunted house. Not only haunted, the home is historic, too. After the move to the new River Region Medical Center in February 2002, plans were in place to sell the building to be used for different purposes. 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. Johnston was a kind gentleman, and a caring Doctor. Cant remember her name. I would be willing to share any information I have as well. I delivered babies there 1980-1983. 4. Sneaking into its abandoned buildings was a rite of passage for young people. 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. I was a senior in HS and I remember standing at the window of the school watching the patients being moved. Love the history lesson as Vicksburg has so many. Thanks! My grandmother worked there for many years cleaning floors, and later died there in October 1981. I walked through it and covered every floor and room.. Join the discussion, talk back, agree, disagree, etc. Its sad to see the pictures of the hospital now. Plumbing connections, elevators shafts and dumbwaiter service for nursing stations were all included to provide for this future addition. Do you know the address of The Pest House? Great article! Patricia what year was your student nurse at Kuhn ? Even the nearby doctors offices that once served it have been vacated or turned to less intensive uses. A small crowd of residents and city officials in Vicksburg, Mississippi, came together on Wednesday, February 6 th for a ceremony in order to watch the beginning of the hospital's demolition.. From Jan. 1 to May 31, this year 72 babies started their lives at Kuhn. Home Architectural Research Abandoned Mississippi: Vicksburgs Mercy Hospital. We lived on Speed Street when I was born, then moved to 2408 Oak Street, I think it was. I have been gone from the area since late 70s. June and I were in the same nursing class (1961) at Mercy. Thank you for giving this some thought. http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/cooper/index.php?itemno=2792. Such fond memories at Mercy. You must likely took care of me.. You know they try to hide things when they shut down. Hope this helps with the time line a little. I know it is a big project and but it is something that God has put on my heart so I am working on it now. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Does anyone know what happened to the medical records from this hospital. Kris, its lovely to be in touch with you again! If you remember me please message me on Facebook. Chris, I will have to give that a little thought. From there maybe you might could help as well? I am what they call a sensitive. I would to see something done with the building. pest house is still there.. it has been somewhat restored and families still live there.. Ah! How did MissPres get its start? The fact that this year was different and presented challenges helped shape my leadership and taught me valuable lessons in time management and team coordination. There was no police presence. My husband was born during.this year and we know.he grandmother.was a nurse at Kuhn during.this timethanks for.the response, Matty Hersee was eventually taken over by Meridian Community College and turned into dormitories. I am not sure why my birth certificate does not have my time of birth on it. I just happen upon this thread while trying to find out my time of birth. He had great pediatricians at their clinic! Was Kuhn considered the de facto black hospital for Vicksburg and the surrounding area? she was our psychology professor. Located in Laurel, this abandoned hospital in Mississippi not only looks totally creepy, but is, not surprisingly, believed to be haunted. I had a child there in 1980. It is the long version but does not look like the old ones I saw as a child. I would be interested and maybe talking to you on facebook Messenger about some of the things you may have witnessed. I never knew the history of this hospital until I came across an article on Facebook. Yes security and cameras are in place. Just wondering what the latest may be on being ole Mercy back to life. My dad worked for ICRR, so that house was close to his work. I recently heard that this hospital is now haunted? Hi Kris, unfortunately the expense of restoring this would be astronomical. Didnt Dr. Potnis marry one of the midwives? Mabus, however, vetoed the support. I can not recall the year but I took Georgia Marshall RN position and it was soon after the new ER was built and I worked in that Dept for 25 years. I dont talk to them like theyre not people. 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. This is not a pretty story. (function(){var src_url="https://spshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js'playList=519366027&height=&width=100&sid=577&origin=SOLR&videoGroupID=155847 . I could have delivered you! The move was completed on February 17, 2002. I am just now reading this because Ive been so busy since January 1 with a sick sister. Opened in 1855 and operated until 1935, the asylum housed about 35,000 patients. I graduated from Mercy in 1960. What would happen if someone got caught in there? i am very interested in the paranormal!! The U.S. Marine Hospital is located along the Mississippi River, south of downtown Memphis in the French Fort community. I wonder when she was there? that is any hospital with a history of abuse and neglect. It wasnt a few years ago. At that time We had a burial of a time capsule and an old New Orleans type parade on the campus. So sad. Probably both the 1959 and the 1962 buildings were designed by Raymond Birchett, Vicksburg architect and great-grandson of the original Dr. Birchett. For children who have been abandoned for 4 months, a TPR petition must be filed within 14 calendar days.First, it doesn't matter if the year long period where one parent "failed significantly" occurred right before the adoption hearing (i.e., a failing parent can't save himself by sending a lot of gifts and making a lot of phone calls after he . There were three Street brothers who were physicians and they originally owned the hospital and they gave it to the Sisters of Mercy. 61. Click here for directions to the cemetery, so you can see the infamous statue for yourself. Well, almost vacant! Perhaps I have been lucky enough to have a little money, very little, and insurance. The womans name was Virginia Sharplin. I was born there on June 27, 1967 and Nathan B. Lewis is the doctor listed as the one who delivered me also. Would love to write a book. I wish I could say the same about hospitals today. It also makes me sick to see the old Mercy Hospital just sitting there along with the Street Clinic for I retired from there after 45 years of service. I grew up in Vicksburg and never knew about this place..I am extremely intrigued. Cyclooxygenase inhibitors, mainly indomethacin and ibuprofen, have been largely used in the prevention of this pathology. Did you know Johnny B. Taylor? Before the thieves came and tore the place to pieces, the owner would have let anyone just go through and check things out but there is no hope in that now. Ghost hunters searching an abandoned Mississippi hospital for the paranormal found the body of a missing 69-year-old woman. Dr John Alexander Klein Birchett had cropped his dogs tail on a makeshift operating table at the Hosp. Confederate veterans stalked the halls of a specially built annex, constructed in 1901 (burned in a mysterious fire in 1918). There were plenty of white patients when I worked there. Its not actually the cemetery thats creepy, but a specific statue within the cemetery. Mercy even played a role in the establishment of a nursing school at USM in the 1960s. In the years that followed its closing, several paranormal investigators have visited the property. They paid what they could. The decaying Kuhn Memorial State Hospital has a rich history. The true history is quite splendid better than fiction actually. Mr. The history of the Marine Hospital dates back to 1798 when President Adams established the Marine Hospital Service to care for injured and disabled seamen working on the Mississippi River, and was a precursor to the Public Health Service. Anyone remember that? Anyway, I know Dr. Jarrett has been deceased for years and wondered if you remember his nurse, Bobo, or other pediatricians there between 1962 and 1970? Had sort of planned to write some some sort of history but became to much, Love Mississippi? 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. The Beelitz Sanatorium was designed by architect Heino Schmieden in 1898. 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. Still not good for the buildings, though . Ill ask the two I know how to find. This is a great article, thanks. Abandoned Places In Mississippi 1. She was a LPN. It took its place at this location, then a suburban estate with a substantial house in 1847. Thanks for any info you provide. I was born at Kuhn memorial hospital in May 1977was tryin to find my medical record or a baby picture of myself i love to know a little about my history. instead, MCC is opting to demolish it sometime this year or next year. Then after 45 years of working in the hospital on the hill on Grove Street I retired. Finally the state of MS decided to stop funding Kuhn. - Authorities are investigating after a group of ghost hunters found a body at an old abandoned hospital in Mississippi, reports The Vicksburg . Is this building still intact? Now, you continue to cherish the fond memories of your childhood. she passed quite a few years ago.Just wondered Janne Debes if you may I remember when I was a little girl in elementary school, I was visiting my grandma (who was born in 1927) and was looking at her birth certificate, along with some of her childrens. Funny thing is, my grandma was delivered by a midwife also in Pocahontas, MS in 1927 but her time of birth is on it. I is very important. Trial Set; Man Indicted in Kuhn Killing; by Alama Norris; The Man Accused of Stalking, Raping, Abducting and Killing Sharen Wilson in Jejune 2015, is set to Stand Trial in June, 2016. No trespassing! Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. My youngest son was born there! The abandoned portion of the Beelitz-Heilsttten Hospital is located off of Strae nach Fichtenwalde 16, in Beelitz-Heilsttten, Beelitz, the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark, the state of Brandenburg, Germany. i felt the strong feeling of death and grief. It was a sad day when they shut it down. Just curious. I loved the doctors and nurses at the Mercy/Street Clinicthey were like family to me as I grew up around that place. Kuhn Memoriall Hospital The Head Lines in the Vicksburg Post, Satrurday, March 05th, 2016. Even in ruin the place is beautiful. An abandoned Mississippi hospital, popular among curiosity seekers and paranormal researchers, became a crime scene Sunday after a group of ghost hunters found a body while exploring the property. I have stories about Kuhn you would NOT believe. 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 join us for our monthly clean up event. I am interested in knowing who your mom and sister were since they also went to the apparent same school. The hospital was superior. . My sister and I also had our tonsils taken out by Dr. Masterson on the same day and shared a room in the hospital. 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. 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. His age was 50ish. Townspeople have to drive across county lines to get emergency, or even . I recently ordered my moms and it came in the mail today. Extremely distraught over his wifes death, he wanted a statue in her likeness. Mercy was a top notch hospital and I thank the Sisters of Mercy for that and for the fond memories. The inmates staffed the hospital, working jobs such as cleaning, clerking. LOL We went to Vicksburg for one of Bobs class dinners this summer and visited all those old places. Not surprisingly, its garnered an eerie reputation over the years as one of the creepiest abandoned places in Mississippi. The hospital provided healthcare to thousands of African-American patients from across the . She still resides in Wildwood Subdivision behind the Mercy Hospital. I was told it was only on the long versions. They were trustees. I had to great great aunts that died in state hospitals here in Texas. Does anyone know if this was the only hospital open at that time in Vicksburg? I am Renetta Shinall born there on December 30, 1980. In addition to housing Confederate Veterans, the building was used to hold medical classes for the University of Mississippi. That was the late 70s. Kevin, is there a way for you to contact me at my email? dancing dolls jackson ms Leading personal injury law firm with over $1 Billion won for our clients. 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. It was a completely different time in the medical field. 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. I was born at Mercy 12-11-1964. The owners have been so wonderful to us and have gone out of their way to work with us in viewing the building. I remember going there with him to make rounds on patients he had cared for and it seems like some of them were maternity patients, but I dont believe they gave epidurals, so not sure what he did for them other than if they had c-sections and needed general anesthesia. About Becker's Hospital Review; Careers . Your post only showed your first name and I have been trying to place you. Dr. Jack Birchette, Dr. Tom Mitchell and Dr. R A Street. We explored the kuhn hospital ruins on 7/19/14. Have a great day! I was born in that hospital in 1981, wish I had money to save it. Shes also had the honor of interviewing actress Sela Ward for The Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience. Also her sister, Susie Ward worked there, she was a RN. We have cleaned it up since then but there is water damage now since they clipped water lines and everything else they could get their hands on. They spoke Spanish. My mother passed away here in 1994 and that was the last time I ever was at the hospital. But somehow that too may fall . She has the warmest heart EVER! 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. I just checked my records. I have very great happy memories of MERCY. However, I was genuinely surprised to see how solid the two buildings are, apart from the missing windows, doors, and vandalized interiors. Vicksburgs building inspector gave the owners, a foundation in Yazoo City, 120 days on September 18th to decide what to do with it. I agree, and have vivid memories of this place which at one time was the only place for poor people with no healthcare. Space is provided for main lobby and waiting rooms, admitting office, Social services office, Information, PBX and tube room. To me it is atrocious the way they treated these people. In 1954, a former resident of Vicksburg, Lee Kuhn, having long since moved to New York City, died and left his estate of $400,000 to the Vicksburg Charity Hospital. One example would be the HVAC system. The inspector said if nothing is said or done within that 120 days, the issue would be taken to the Mayor and Board of Alderman. Being born prematurely, I lived my first six months of life in a polio ward, of all places, until my adopted parents came and got me from the hospital. The elevator shaft was probably one of the most eerie spots. Though Daniella was born in New York and has lived in a couple of other states, Mississippi has been her home for the past 25 years. by adding your comments (insightful, silly, but always respectful) and sharing important stories from your neck of the woods. It was Parkview Hospital when she was born. I wish you a Very Happy New year and many more. 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 think she lives up north somewhere. Ms. Bernadine, my name is Betty Phillips. Any info you have would be greatly appreciated. The Sisters ran it with authority and care for the people who came through its doors. Its an eye sore,if it is haunted set them to wear they need to go. I spent more than a few hours in the ER getting sewn up after football practices and games at St. Al. Jane is a true crime enthusiast and an avid lover of all things spooky. That is also a very haunted location. How time flies. Underground radar shows that as many as 7,000 patients' bodies lie underneath what was once the Mississippi State Insane Asylum. 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