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Your own town for $ 800,000
The township is considered "bad".
The fact that a hundred years after Oblivion village bought eccentric millionaire named Raymond Schmitt.
And he had a dream to transform this area into a tourist attraction of top-class. To the people here played the wedding, amused.
Part of wooden buildings from the time turned into dust. But Raymond did not give up.
Together with his wife they found somewhere a pair of Victorian houses, including a school built in 1863, was loaded onto the wheel and brought to the village.
Church, that in the photo, was built in 1876 in the neighboring town. Before transporting her gently on the plank had to disassemble and re-folded at the new location.
In 1966, Schmitt bought at auction the old steamer. It was towed to the Connecticut River, and the second part of the way the ship rode in a truck. Step by Step Schmitt gathered up his own Victorian town, post office, a sawmill, a hairdresser with mannequins and tools for shaving.
Pearl of Johnsonville village became mansion named Emory Johnson Homestead. It was built in 1840.
Five generations of the family lived in Johnson it until the settlement is not completely depopulated.
Among the residents in the district have a belief that the estate at night wandering spirits of workers from the mill, of which after the death funeral right here in the living room.
Schmitt dreamed of turning village into a place where there will be live entertainment. Guests will be met by the wait staff dressed in Victorian outfits. The organ in the living room.
Dreams shattered when a lightning strike hit the main hotel building. She was burned to ashes.
The landlord did not give up. But the funds for the maintenance of the village melted. And along with them melted and morale. Local residents in the district still remember a couple of older people already strolling among the dilapidated buildings on the handle and fished fish.
Schmitt died in 1998. Those who fall into the village, often a feeling of: - And do not get out of here as soon as possible whether. Who knows, maybe the old man's ghost still wanders around the neighborhood and protect this place.
Cobwebbed Johnsonville village on the verge of total collapse. But there is still hope that the All Saints' Day, will be found and will buy daredevil exhibition called "ghost town." 26 hectares of land. 8 buildings, including two churches, a restaurant and a mill.
Oh yeah, and a pond with a waterfall together.
By the way, Schmitt in his time for this place to pay 3, 5 million dollars.
Source: bigpicture.ru
The fact that a hundred years after Oblivion village bought eccentric millionaire named Raymond Schmitt.
And he had a dream to transform this area into a tourist attraction of top-class. To the people here played the wedding, amused.
Part of wooden buildings from the time turned into dust. But Raymond did not give up.
Together with his wife they found somewhere a pair of Victorian houses, including a school built in 1863, was loaded onto the wheel and brought to the village.
Church, that in the photo, was built in 1876 in the neighboring town. Before transporting her gently on the plank had to disassemble and re-folded at the new location.
In 1966, Schmitt bought at auction the old steamer. It was towed to the Connecticut River, and the second part of the way the ship rode in a truck. Step by Step Schmitt gathered up his own Victorian town, post office, a sawmill, a hairdresser with mannequins and tools for shaving.
Pearl of Johnsonville village became mansion named Emory Johnson Homestead. It was built in 1840.
Five generations of the family lived in Johnson it until the settlement is not completely depopulated.
Among the residents in the district have a belief that the estate at night wandering spirits of workers from the mill, of which after the death funeral right here in the living room.
Schmitt dreamed of turning village into a place where there will be live entertainment. Guests will be met by the wait staff dressed in Victorian outfits. The organ in the living room.
Dreams shattered when a lightning strike hit the main hotel building. She was burned to ashes.
The landlord did not give up. But the funds for the maintenance of the village melted. And along with them melted and morale. Local residents in the district still remember a couple of older people already strolling among the dilapidated buildings on the handle and fished fish.
Schmitt died in 1998. Those who fall into the village, often a feeling of: - And do not get out of here as soon as possible whether. Who knows, maybe the old man's ghost still wanders around the neighborhood and protect this place.
Cobwebbed Johnsonville village on the verge of total collapse. But there is still hope that the All Saints' Day, will be found and will buy daredevil exhibition called "ghost town." 26 hectares of land. 8 buildings, including two churches, a restaurant and a mill.
Oh yeah, and a pond with a waterfall together.
By the way, Schmitt in his time for this place to pay 3, 5 million dollars.
Source: bigpicture.ru
