The Myrtles Plantation

Located seventy miles north of New Orleans. The Myrtles Plantation

contains some of the most interesting architecture seen in the south; lacy

ornamental ironwork outside and plaster friezes inside the large airy rooms.

The Myrtles Plantation also has been featured in such magazines as Life,

Southern Living, The Wall street Journal, USA Today, Family Circle and many

other publications. Many T.V. stations have also done features on this

house. Not all publicity had to do with the architecture. According to the

U.S. Tourist Bureau the Myrtles Plantation is one of the authenicated haunted

houses of America.

It seems the Myrtles Plantation of Louisiana has many different

spirits that roam its beautiful landscaped areas outside and inside the manor

itself. The most famous ghost would have to be Chloe, she was a governess for

Judge Clark Woodruffe's children. The Judge also carried on a affair with the

mullatto woman. He soon tired of her and banished her from connection with

the family. He then caught her eavesdropping on a conversation of his. In

anger he decided to make an example of Chloe and have her ear cut off. After

that she wore a green turban to hide her deformity. She extracted her

revenge however, she asked to bake a birthday cake for one of the Judges

children, a peace offering in a way and was granted permission. While mixing

up the cake she added a few choice ingrediants to the batter that wasn't in

the recipe. She poisoned two of the judges children and his wife to death.

She was hanged for her wickedness, her corpse was then thrown in a nearby

river.

The ghost of Chloe has been seen several times roaming around the mansion

in the middle of the night. Sometimes a baby's cry is heard when she is

seen. She also likes to disturb the sleep of the guests by lifting the

mosquitto netting that surrounds the beds. Some say she is still checking on

the Judges children she used to govern.

Another spirit that makes himself known is William Winter who owned the

Plantation between 1860-1871, his spirit is said to linger because of the

strange circumstances surrounding his death. He was called out on to the

porch one night where he was shot in the chest, he then staggered back into

the house and managed to climb 17 of the 20 stairs where he died in his wifes

arms. He is now heard climbing the stairs but he only makes it to the 17th

one.

Other sketchy sightings at the Myrtles Plantation have included a pool of

blood, apparitions of two little blonde girls peering through the windows, a

mischievous child entity who likes jumping on freshly made beds, he is

followed closely by a young woman in a maids uniform who smoothes the rumpled

bed linens. A confederate soldier marches across the porch, a man in khaki

waits at the gate to warn customers away, no-one living is posted there. A

VooDoo preistress spirit is seen from time to time chanting over the still

form of a young girl. Legend has it she was unable to use her powers to save

the girl from a fatal disease.

All these spirits and more are seen, felt, and heard at the Myrtles

Plantation. It really is a house of spirits...