Spookt

Old U.S. Mint

in

New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana seized the U.S. Mint in January 1861, and the Confederacy minted some coins here. Jimmie Jackson, who guarded the building for the Louisiana State Museum, said its spirits visited him for years.

A large columned building behind trees and an iron fence, with a 1960s car parked in front

400 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70116

Part of Spookt's Guide to Haunted New Orleans

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Visiting Old U.S. Mint

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Sources (6)

US Mint in New Orleans

The Historic New Orleans Collection

Old U.S. Mint, National Register of Historic Places nomination

National Park Service, 1972

New Orleans Jazz Museum

Ghost Stories with Jimmie Jackson (the museum's 2017 event page, quoting Jackson) and Visit (the museum in the Old U.S. Mint today)

Civil War Louisiana

64 Parishes, Louisiana's online encyclopedia

Chronicling America

loc.gov

Library of Congress: the Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) of June 20, 1862, reprinting the Picayune's account of the hanging, and the Weekly Pioneer and Democrat (St. Paul) of June 27, 1862, reprinting a New Orleans account and Butler's order

Episode Recap: French Quarter Phantoms

Syfy, Ghost Hunters