The Windsor Ruins, with their 29 towering columns, are all that remain of Mississippi’s largest antebellum mansion. Built in 1861 by enslaved labor for planter Smith Coffee Daniell II, the 32-room mansion was a Greek Revival masterpiece. After the family fled during the Civil War, a fire in 1890 left only these columns standing—now a haunting symbol of the state’s past. Today, the ruins remain one of Mississippi's most powerful landmarks, inspiring writers, photographers, and travelers alike. #W
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These massive columns are all that remain to mark the site of Mississippi's largest plantation, called Windsor. Completed in 1861, the mansion sat at the center of a 2,600-acre farming operation where enslaved people were forced to labor for the benefit of the Daniell Family. The 23,000 square foot mansion cost $175,000 to build and had 23 rooms where the family regularly entertained various guests and dignitaries who were visitors to this plantation along the Mississippi River. One of them was
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This summer, experience Windsor Ruins to learn history at the source! The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has made upgrades that include signage with deeper storytelling about the historic plantation, where only Corinthian columns now stand. Read more here! https://bit.ly/3SMaV0Z #mississippidepartmentofarchivesandhistory #mdah #history #fyp #windsorruins #historicpreservation #HistoricPreservationMonth #stabilization #mshistory | Mississippi Department of Archives & History
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