Dec 2 – Today we came to stay at The Myrtles, a plantation built in 1796 by General David Bradford, leader of the Whiskey Rebellion. After the Revolution, our young republic needed income, so put a tax on whiskey. Those who rose up to protest were vanquished and had to leave the country. So General Bradford came here – Louisiana did not become part of the US until 1810.
The property passed through many hands, including use as a hospital during the Civil War. Over the years, many stories of murder and haunting were attributed to this place.
The most popular concerns a 14 year old enslaved girl named Chloe, who had her ear cut off as punishment for eavesdropping. In revenge, she poisoned the children of the house, and then was killed.
Both Chloe and the children are said to haunt the premises.
The stately Myrtles Plantation, the most haunted house in Louisiana, and 7th most haunted in the USAThe crepe mrytles that give the plantation its name General Bradford, in portrait and Wanted poster. Rani is our enthusiastic tour guideAn image of Chloe to the left of the shutter. Do you see her? This is a postcard in the gift shop.This mirror is the most haunted piece of furniture in America. Although it has been reglazed several times, images of a face and fingerprints keep reappearing. See the face in the middle of the doorway?Chloe’s treasure chest – many tourists report losing an earring in this building, which the staff subsequently find hidden in the house. Chloe only steals one earring, as she only has one ear.Rani shared her personal sightings, captured on her phone. See the little boy behind the tourist’s leg?How about the ghostly child on the right?A portrait of Kate Winter, beloved child of the house who died of yellow fever at the age of three. Is hers the ghostly face you see above?This is a photo of the outside of the house, showing a ghostly figure……and two ghostly children sitting on the roof. This photo has been examined by experts to prove it is not photoshopped This old piano only plays if you pump the pedals with both feet and work the bellows with both knees – except when it is heard to play by itself at nightThe 17th step where a former owner of the house may have been murdered. Happy to say we made it out alive!
Taking Our Time 