Myrtle's Plantation Thesis

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There are many plantations left from the 1700s in Louisiana, the most famous perhaps being Myrtles Plantation. It is located in St. Francisville, Louisiana, and is now a bed and breakfast. Myrtles Plantation is one of America’s most haunted homes. However, there is much more to this plantation than just its supernatural inhabitants; the history makes this plantation a truly iconic place in Louisiana. Myrtles Plantation is supposedly housing at least twelve ghosts to date. It is rumored to have been built on top of a Native American burial ground. Some say that 10 murders occurred in the house, but the only one recorded was the murder of William Drew Winter. He was shot in the head on the front porch of the house and, according to legend,