The Myrtles, Francisville, Louisiana, - one of the most haunted houses in America, - [Part 2] ...
Can ghosts have sex with people? Really???... The old nursery upstairs is the favorite trysting place for the Judge,---that is, Judge Clarke Woodruff, the rotten old lecher who would lead a pretty, young slave girl up the backstairs during the time of their affair. Women who sleep in that room often report that the ghost of the Judge slips into bed with them and tries to seduce them.
Other hauntings: the room known as the Bridal Suite was once the bedroom of Sarah and William Stirling. It is active most of the time, as are most of the rooms downstairs. Footsteps, laughter, music that comes out of nowhere and the scent of perfumes are common throughout the house. In the Spring and Fall parties are heard and seem to go on all night. Every Thanksgiving there is the sound of a string quartet.
Ghosts are seen on the grounds in broad daylight. Some of them are dressed in period clothes of the Civil War South some are in present day clothes. The ghosts look like regular people, until they suddenly disappear. An investigator from the "Star" newspaper said, while she was in it, staying in the Bridal Suite her bed floated off the floor. A soldier dressed in Civil War Confederate gray silently and faithfully guards the Myrtles.
Hmmm... Sooo... Why are there so many, many ghosts at the Myrtles? Some think it's because the house was built over a Native American burial ground. Another theory is that so many emotional and passionate events happened there. Both guesses are maybe right.
Other hauntings: the room known as the Bridal Suite was once the bedroom of Sarah and William Stirling. It is active most of the time, as are most of the rooms downstairs. Footsteps, laughter, music that comes out of nowhere and the scent of perfumes are common throughout the house. In the Spring and Fall parties are heard and seem to go on all night. Every Thanksgiving there is the sound of a string quartet.
Ghosts are seen on the grounds in broad daylight. Some of them are dressed in period clothes of the Civil War South some are in present day clothes. The ghosts look like regular people, until they suddenly disappear. An investigator from the "Star" newspaper said, while she was in it, staying in the Bridal Suite her bed floated off the floor. A soldier dressed in Civil War Confederate gray silently and faithfully guards the Myrtles.
Hmmm... Sooo... Why are there so many, many ghosts at the Myrtles? Some think it's because the house was built over a Native American burial ground. Another theory is that so many emotional and passionate events happened there. Both guesses are maybe right.
Frances Kermeen wrote a book about the Myrtles, telling how she bought the plantation and of her experiences there. It reads like an exciting novel and I highly recommend it as fascinating. You can make up you mind whether you believe ghosts are real, of course...
Oprah Winfrey visited and didn't even last one night. The cast and crew of the T.V. mini series, "The Long, Hot Summer," with Don Johnson, were "uncomfortable" during the filming of scenes there.
The current owners of the Myrtles, since 1999, are John and Teeta Moss. They run the house as a bed and breakfast inn, but they don't live on the property, like Frances and her husband did. Yes, naturally, you can visit and plan a stay. The Myrtles has a fine restaurant and an interesting gift shop too.
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