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Built about 1845, the hotel once located on this site was among the first public buildings in Raleigh. During the Civil War, it served as headquarters for Col. Robert Lowry, who later became governor of Mississippi. Political figures, including Jefferson Davis, and Governors Lowry, McLaurin, and Bilbo, made frequent campaign stops there.
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Raleigh, Mississippi · United States
