Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia - Discussion
Anonymous
· Oct. 31, 2025, 7:28 a.m.
Discussion thread for Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia.
The very first house on the plantation was built in 1613--reportedly the oldest house in the U.S. But it's the mid-18th-century house here, possibly owned by private residents, that has a ghost story involving a painting in a second-story bedroom. It's a portrait of Aunt Pratt, and its story began...
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