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Chronological History of McRaven
1750 A line of Plantations extended from New Orleans on both sides of the river to Natchez and beyond.
1767-1783 "Walnut Hills" emerges as a trading post. Large land grants were made available by the British to promote colonization of the area.
1797 Circa date for first brick structure at McRaven. Built by Andrew Glass.
1803 Natchez Trace opened.
1812 Just prior to this date, Newet Vick came to Warren County. He purchased the tract of 1180 acres of land from the trading post of Walnut Hills, which later became the town of Vicksburg.
1819 Vick and his wife died of Yellow Fever.
1825 The rapidly growing community around Walnut Hills incorporated into Vicksburg.
1831 Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Treaties that began the mass transportation of these people to reservations in Oklahoma territory known as "The Trail of Tears". The house and grounds were used as a way station.
1836 Sheriff Stephen Howard acquired the property and built what is now the middle section of the house in Empire Style.
1849 John H. Bobb purchased the property and built the Greek Revival section of the house.
1863 Siege of Vicksburg.
1864 John H. Bobb was murdered on the grounds.
1882 William Murray acquired the property.
1960 The last of the Murray's to reside in the house sold the property
to be restored
1985 The property was sold to Leyland French. McRaven was restored and is being lived in for the first time since 1960.
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