One of the largest plantations in MS BURNED during the Civil War. #history #treasure | History Seekers

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