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KING’S TAVERN - POST HOUSE

619 Jefferson Street Natchez, MS

KING’S TAVERN IS THE OLDEST standing building in Natchez, A woman
is reported to haunt the Tavern. There are those who claim to have seen and felt

a ghostly presence It is said that King’s Tavern is haunted by several ghosts
including a lady named Madeline. It is believed that Madeline was the mistress

of one of the original owners of the tavern. Some say that she was murdered by

her lover’s wife, but in truth nobody really knows exactly what happened to her.
However, in the 1930s there were three mummified bodies discovered in the

cellar and one of them is assumed to be Madeline. Some of the strange
phenomenon that have been reported in the tavern includes a phantom baby

crying, strange reflections in the mirrors, and unoccupied beds being disturbed

and feeling warm to the touch as if someone had been sleeping in it.