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Secret tunnels, hidden treasures: 200-year-old mansion used as Civil War hospital
WASHINGTON, N.C. — At first glance, the Elmwood 1820 seems like a classic bed & breakfast in a historic mansion. However, the 200-year-old manor holds many secrets inside its walls.
The first two floors of Elmwood 1820 offer spiral staircases and antique hardwood, with grand guest rooms and a southern-style wrap-around porch. The third floor, however, still bears markings from the 1860s, when it was used as a makeshift hospital for soldiers during the Civil War. Some reports tell stories of injured Union soldiers – hospitalized in a strange land and uncertain of whether they would ever return home – carving their names in the wall, a final marking in eternity to remind history of their brief existence.
The walls hold other mysteries as well:...
Rest of Article with video and more photos: https://www.wral.com/secret-tunnels...-mansion-used-as-civil-war-hospital/19341494/
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