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How much would you pay for a Connecticut ghost town?
By Joshua Fechter, San Antonio Express-News | October 16, 2014 | Updated: October 16, 2014 1:18pm
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Photo By Auction.comA ghost town in Connecticut is going up for auction just in time for Halloween. Johnsonville Village will go for $800,000 on Oct. 28, according to an Auction.com news release. The 62-acre property comes with eight 19th century structures, a picturesque pond, a covered bridge, wooden dam, waterfall and the possibility of a restless spirit or two, the release said.
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Photo By Auction.comA ghost town in Connecticut is going up for auction just in time for Halloween. Johnsonville Village will go for $800,000 on Oct. 28, according to an Auction.com news release. The 62-acre property comes with eight 19th century structures, a picturesque pond, a covered bridge, wooden dam, waterfall and the possibility of a restless spirit or two, the release said. -
Photo By Auction.comA ghost town in Connecticut is going up for auction just in time for Halloween. Johnsonville Village will go for $800,000 on Oct. 28, according to an Auction.com news release. The 62-acre property comes with eight 19th century structures, a picturesque pond, a covered bridge, wooden dam, waterfall and the possibility of a restless spirit or two, the release said. -
Photo By Auction.comA ghost town in Connecticut is going up for auction just in time for Halloween. Johnsonville Village will go for $800,000 on Oct. 28, according to an Auction.com news release. The 62-acre property comes with eight 19th century structures, a picturesque pond, a covered bridge, wooden dam, waterfall and the possibility of a restless spirit or two, the release said. -
Photo By Courtesy of Big Bend Holiday HotelLooking for something frightful this Halloween? With their rich history and eerie remains, these Texas ghost towns are sure to send chills up your spine. -
Photo By Courtesy of Big Bend Holiday HotelTerlinguaLocated near Big Bend, Terlingua is one of Texas' most famous ghost towns. The town was home to Indians first, then Spanish and Americans followed. Howard Perry from Portland, Maine, began his Chisos Mining Company and the town boomed in the early 1900s. Though, when the mineral price fell after World War 2, the city seized. -
Photo By Courtesy/Claus Moerchen, GhostTowns.comLoboConsidered a modern ghost town, Lobo was mostly abandoned in the late 1960s. Cotton farming was the principle crop, but when the cost of agriculture became too expensive, the town went into a rapid decline after World War 2. in 1991, the city east of El Paso, was completely abandoned. -
Photo By Twitter/Andrew EvansGlenrioStrattling the Texas and New Mexico border, Glenrio was once a booming town along the famous Route 66. The town was established in 1903, and grew by the years until Interstate 40 was built in the 1950s. By 1985, only two residents remained in the town that once hosted thousands of travelers. Also, John Steinbeck’s "The Grapes of Wrath" was filmed in Glenrio for three weeks. Abandoned buildings, such as the gas station pictured above, still remain in its location in northwest Deaf Smith County. -
Photo By Joe Holley/StaffIndianolaOnce envisioned as a competitor to Galveston and New Orleans, Indianola now is more of a ghost town. The town was founded in 1844 and was known as a port city. Population grew to over 2,000 by 1860. Though, two devastating hurricanes hit in 1875 and 1886, leaving the town in ruins. -
Photo By Courtesy/Steve, GhostTowns.comBarstowNear Pecos, George E. Barstow founded the town under his namesake in the 1890s. In 1900, the city had a population of over 1000, and boomed with its successful farming industry. Though, in 1904, the Pecos Dam broke, damaging all fruit and vegetable crops. With severe droughts following, the population dwindled. By 1930, the town's population was cut in half. -
Photo By Wichita Falls Times Record NewsHasellIn this July 25, 2014 photo, Bud Gossett looks for artifacts near a washing machine, foreground, a remain from the town of Hasell. The town was submerged under Lake Arrowhead for nearly 60 years, but was exposed due to the drought. Halsell was established in 1900 and oil was discovered in the 1930s and 1940s. Though, the town was inundated when Lake Arrowhead was built. -
Photo By TOM REEL/FileThe GroveMoody Anderson stands in the street running through his "ghost town", a place called The Grove which is just outside of Temple, Texas. The Grove was established in the early 1870s and was economically based on farming and stock raising. In the 1940s, population began to decline due to agriculture consolidation and a bypassing highway. Now, visitors can see new commercial buildings and a restored Main street. -
Photo By Courtesy/Mike Woodfin, GhostTowns.comIndependenceFour columns are all that remain at the former Baylor College in the ghost town of Independence. Also referred to as Coles Settlement, the town once housed Sam Houston and established Baylor University. When the city began to decline, Baylor then moved to its current location in Waco. Railroad tracks built bypassing the town led to the town's demise. -
Photo By APBlufftonIn this Oct. 5, 2011 photo, a child's grave site, normally at least 20 to 30 feet underwater, has joined other remnants of old Bluffton, Texas, resurfacing on the now dry, sandy lake near Bluffton. Old Bluffton was abandoned when Buchanan Dam was constructed in 1937, forcing water to cover the town and its pecan orchards and cornfields. -
Photo By Courtesy/Tyson Woodul, GhostTowns.comBelle PlainRemains of houses and a college are the only thing left of Belle Plain, a West Texas town built in in the 1870s. The town boomed with mercantile stores, a newspaper, professional services and the local college. Belle Plain College was one of the first higher learning institutions in West Texas. A severe drought in 1886 halted growth in the once promising town. -
Photo By Courtesy/Bobby and Speedy Drake, GhostTowns.comCarltonThe ghost town south of Stephenville thrived in 1910. Along stage and freight routes, the town was known for its cotton production. Though, the population dwindled throughout the 20th Century. In 2000, about 50 residents remained with many abandoned buildings, including the Church of Christ pictured above. -
Photo By Joe Holley/Houston ChroniclePaducahIt's been a long time since Paducah's Palace Theater showed a first-run movie. Drive through Paducah, in northwest Texas, and what you see is a dying town. The 1930s-era Cottle County Courthouse is hemmed in on all sides by abandoned brick buildings, several of them collapsed in on themselves. It wasn't that long ago that the once-sturdy structures housed thriving cafes, drug stores, a couple of department stores, a variety store, hardware stores, a large hotel.
A ghost town in Connecticut is going up for auction just in time for Halloween.
Johnsonville Village will go for $800,000 on Oct. 28, according to an Auction.com news release.
The 62-acre property comes with eight 19th century structures, a pond, a covered bridge, wooden dam, waterfall and the possibility of a restless spirit or two, the release said.
The village was once a booming mill town in the 1830s and home to the Neptune Twine Company, which made binding rope for the nation's fishing industry.
To see some of Texas ghost towns, scroll through the gallery above.
However, Johnsonville was eventually abandoned until a millionaire named Ray Schmitt purchased the town in the 1960s and began restoring it, but died before completion.
Rumors of ghost hauntings permeate the town, according to the release. Some apparently believe Schmitt's spirit guards the town "he dreamt of one day bringing back from the dead."
Another story says one house on site is haunted by spirits of 1890s mill workers whose bodies were customarily laid out in the parlor before their burial, the release says.
Bidders must register at www.auction.com and provide a $10,000 deposit and proof of funds.
jfechter@express-news.net
Twitter: @JFreports
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