THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Shirley Plantation is associated with the spirit known as Aunt Pratt, whose portrait and former bedroom have inspired generations of ghost stories. Visitors and staff have reported a woman in period clothing, unexplained sounds, and other activity throughout the historic plantation house.
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