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Last updated by: Anonymous
Last updated on : 10/6/2007
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Myrtles Plantation
7747 U.S. 61 North
Saint Francisville, La 70775
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County: West Feliciana
GPS: 30.99691, -91.430656
WebSite: None
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Location Description:
One of the best known haunted places in the U.S., this plantation located between New Orleans and Natchez MS is now an inn. The primary spirit here is that of Chloe, a slave who had worked in the main house. After many warnings about her habit of eavesdropping, Chloe listened at the door one time too many. Mr. Woodruffe, owner of the plantation, had her left ear cut off as punishment. Thereafter, Chloe wore a green turban to hide the wound. When Mr. Woodruffe was away, Chloe baked one of his two daughters a birthday cake laced with oleander, a plant with effects similar to arsenic. The girls and their mother died. It could have been revenge, but the general view taken is that she hoped to make the girls sick, and then nurse them back to health thus getting back into the family`s good graces, and guaranteeing a household assignment. People have seen Chloe, and also the two young girls. The Sterlings, who lived at the Myrtles next, had terrible luck there. Their son was killed in the dining room over a gambling debt, and their 8 year old daughter died of yellow fever. Their son-in-law was shot on the front porch and died halfway up the main stairs, trying to reach his wife. A woman crying there on the stairs has been heard, as well as footsteps that go up and stop. Some guests are greeted at the gate by a surly caretaker who they later learn has been dead since 1927! Doors open and close, conversation comes from empty rooms, and unoccupied rocking chairs rock. Some of the ghosts have shown up in photos taken by guests. The inn has eleven guest rooms.
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