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The Slave Girl - Cultural Background
This picture was taken at Myrtles Plantation by the current owners. Some people claim that the shadowy image standing between the two buildings (behind the third pillar from the left) is the ghost of Chloe. Do you see her?
Our story is just one of many adaptations circulating around about the mysterious happenings at Myrtles Plantation. If you'd like to hear the true story, or perhaps experience the hauntings for yourself, why don't you pay Myrtles a visit?
Myrtles Plantation is located on the outskirts of tiny St. Francisville, Louisiana. St. Francisville claims to have more haunted plantations per capita than any other Southern city.
While the current owners operate the plantation primarily as a bed and breakfast, they are quite willing to promote the house's haunted past. In fact, they offer special "Mystery Tours" on weekend nights. Contact information for Myrtles Plantation is located at the bottom of this page.
While the story of Chloe and Judge Woodruffe is certainly the most popular legend to come out of Myrtles, there have been at least 10 homicides and suicides on the plantation during its history. As a result, many more ghosts are rumored to haunt the property.
Why does Myrtles Plantation have such a checkered past? Some believe it is because the original owner, David Bradford, built Myrtles on top of some Tunica Indian burial mounds. Bradford fled to what was then West Feliciana (Spanish territory) from Pennsylvania after a price was put on his head due to his leadership in the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion. He died in 1817, and the property was passed on to different people, including his daughter, Sara Matilda. Whether Bradford knowingly built the home on the Indian mounds is debatable.
If you'd like to visit Myrtles Plantation for a ghost tour or overnight stay, you can contact the owners at: The Myrtles Plantation, 7747 U.S. Highway 61 North, St. Francisville, LA 70775, (225)-635-6277 or toll free 1-800-809-0565. Advance reservations are recommended for overnight stays. Historical Tours take place every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The "Mystery Tour" is offered on Friday and Saturday nights at sunset when the house is lit by candlelight. Tours are $8 per person.
For more information on Myrtles Plantation's haunted past, check out these external links:
Haunted New Orleans
Special thanks to The Myrtles Plantation for letting us use this photograph.
