The Myrtles

Would you be willing to spend the night in a haunted plantation? If your answer is yes, you might be interested in learning what makes this place so haunted. General David Bradford built the Myrtles plantation in 1794. The trouble began with General Bradford's daughter, Sara Matilda. She married Judge Clark Woodruff who was anything but someone to look up to. He was not faithful in his marriage to Sara Matilda and forced his slaves to do inappropriate things. One in particular was Chloe. Once the judge grew tired of her, she was afraid that she would be sent to the fields. Chloe began eavesdropping on there family discussions and was caught. For that the judge cut off one of her ears to be taught a lesson. After that she always wore a green turban.

To get back into the good graces of the judge, she poisoned the family with a birthday cake, not to kill them but to make them fall ill. Then they would need her to nurse them back to health. Unfortunately, she used too much and killed all but the judge. Her fellow slaves were afraid that the judge would get mad at them so they hanged Chloe from a nearby tree, and then threw her in the river.

 Since that day, Chloe has haunted this plantation in her green turban. She has even been photographed in the house still looking for revenge from the judge. The Woodruff children whose lives sadly came to an early end also haunt this house.

 Other ghosts have also been seen here like a French woman wandering from room to room looking for someone. Another is a crying baby that could be the reason for the French woman's search. One other ghost is a young lady with long curly hair wearing a formal gown looking into the windows.

 Another strange phenomena was a strange spot near the door that would not let you go though it no matter how many times you tried. It was in the shape of a body. Owners think the reason for that was that a man was shot and died in that spot after the Civil War. This lasted for a month.

 Whether you believe in ghosts or not, one cannot be too careful when visiting this very eerie plantation. Many past owners have had encounters with these ghosts all making the same claims. After learning all this, now would you still be willing to stay at the Myrtles for a night?