[1raider1]

Would it be too much for you to tell us if this place is even in the US?

[nickcarraway]

I thought references to, “American South,” “Civil War,” “Supreme Court,” “Secretary of the Interior,” and a station having call letters like WXXX would indicate that. I guess it’s in Mississippi.

[Tupelo]

Well, it is a local story about a local house.
It is located in Oxford Mississippi.
Most folks don't know much about Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, but damn near every town I have ever spent any time in has a Lamar Street or a Lamar Ave. or a Lamar Blvd.
Pretty interesting fellow.