Knox-Fitzgerald-Brannic

Okolona, Mississippi 38860, United States

Created By: City of Okolona

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Knox-Fitzgerald-Brannic - 316 Washington St, Okolona, MS 38860

Knox-Fitzgerald-Brannic, 1850 – Built before the Civil War and was once a girls’ school. Used as a hospital during the Civil War caring for wounded soldiers from the battles of Shiloh, Corinth and Brice’s Crossroads. Former owner, Frances Brannic, avows to nighttime mysteries: “The distant sound of string music is heard very clearly in the house”.

This point of interest is part of the tour: National Historic Buildings and Homes