Louisiana’s Most Haunted Houses, The Myrtles Halloween Tours

When it comes to spooky locations, The Myrtles Plantation is probably the most well-known and most haunted properties in the nation. According to legend, the haunted mansion has 12 very active ghosts roaming the property.

The plantation is located in St. Francisville, Louisiana and was built in 1796 by General David Bradford. Bradford was a Deputy Attorney-General from Pennsylvania, who was also associated with the whiskey rebellion. In addition, he was also a slave owner and had a total of 37 slaves working and living on the plantation.

The Myrtles has been featured in several haunted location and paranormal television shows. The Plantation has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The home and property are beautiful. The floors, most of the windows and furniture are original and more than 150 years old.

I went on the guided tour with my mom and it gave me the heebie jeebies from the very beginning. When we were arrived at the property there was an ambulance in the driveway. People were kinda freaked out because a pregnant woman passed out mid-way through the tour before ours. I am not going to lie after that my nerves were shot, I thought about not going inside. But I toughed it out and went in away.

Why Is The Myrtles Haunted And Who Are The Poor Souls That Remain?

The actual records only show that one person was murdered in the house. William Winter famously died on the 17th step after being staircase is where Winters died. Shot by a trespasser, he wished to see his wife one last time. He struggled towards the top of the stairs only to pass away in her arms on the now infamous 17th step.

A young slave by the name of Chloe, she is said to be one of the main ghosts in the house. The story goes, she wanted to prove to Wood ruff phonily ers in a fit of vengeful jealousy. As the grim story goes, Clark Woodruff was a bit of a ladies' man and had turned his adulterous attentions to Chloe.

Chloe knew she didn't want to go work in the fields so, she lived with it. Woodruff eventually got tired of Chloe and set her aside for a new woman. Her biggest fear was being put back in the fields. While Woodruff and his family went into the parlor, she pressed her head against the door to listen for her name and Woodruff caught her.

As punishment he cut her left ear off. Chloe took a green turban To cover her head and hide the injury from the her by removing her left ear. From then on, Chloe took to wearing a green turban about her head.

She decided to bake a cake with poisonous oleander leaves to make the plantation owner's daughters sick so she could nurse them back to health and stay in the house. However, the children died from the poison, and Chloe was hanged and thrown into the river. Some say that Chloe still appears in photos and that people hear the children playing at the plantation.
The Myrtles Plantation is now a bed and breakfast and restaurant that offers tours of the house and grounds. Some say they have felt a sense of sadness or despair at the plantation, while others say they feel welcomed by the ghostly residents.