The Spirits of the Cheney Mansion, Part Two | Guest Roger Sheffel
The Cheney Mansion in Jerseyville, Illinois, didn’t start out as a stately mansion. Its history traces back to 1827, when it was known as the Red House. It was the area’s first frame house with two rooms upstairs and two rooms downstairs. Over the years, it was not only a home but a stagecoach stop, a tavern, a doctor’s office, and a bank, and it even had a cistern that hid slaves searching for...
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Sep 26, 2023